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12 U.S.C. § 374a

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Acting as agent for nonbanking borrower in making loans on securities to dealers in stocks, bonds, etc.; penalties
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Title
12 — Banks and Banking
Chapter
CH3
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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No member bank shall act as the medium or agent of any nonbanking corporation, partnership, association, business trust, or individual in making loans on the security of stocks, bonds, and other investment securities to brokers or dealers in stocks, bonds, and other investment securities. Every violation of this provision by any member bank shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 per day during the continuance of such violation; and such fine may be collected, by suit or otherwise, by the Federal reserve bank of the district in which such member bank is located. (Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(d), formerly § 19 (par. 7), as added June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 11(a), 48 Stat. 181; renumbered § 19(d), Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(b), Sept. 21, 1966, 80 Stat. 824.) Editorial Notes Codification Section is comprised of subsec. (d), formerly seventh par., of section 19 of act Dec. 23, 1913, as redesignated by Pub. L. 89–597.

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