HR 5937 · 96th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance
A bill entitled: "Foreign Bank Takeovers Study Act".
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.(1979-11-16)
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Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and at least four independent experts chosen by the Board of Governors to prepare a report analyzing the potential impact of foreign takeovers of United States depository institutions on the domestic economy and banking system. Sets forth items to be included in such report. Requires the submission of such report to the Congress within one year of the enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Board of Governors, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Federal Home Loan Bank Board from approving any application which would remove a material impediment to the foreign takeover of a domestic depository institution until one year following the submission to the Congress of the report prepared in accordance with this Act.…
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