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Anti-tying provision

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Death To Credit As Leverage: Using The Bank Anti-Tying Provision To Curb Financial Risk, Felix B. Chang Jan 2014

Death To Credit As Leverage: Using The Bank Anti-Tying Provision To Curb Financial Risk, Felix B. Chang

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Today, the need for nimble financial regulation is paramount. The Dodd-Frank financial reform bill has not prevented further scandals and will not stop banks from selling risky products. Yet one understudied law is a surprisingly versatile device that has the potential to temper financial risk: the Bank Holding Company Act’s Anti-Tying Provision. The Anti-Tying Provision prohibits banks from requiring borrowers to purchase additional products in order to obtain a loan. It applies antitrust principles to bank sales and lending practices. Under antitrust law, a seller cannot condition the availability of one item (the desired product) on the consumer’s purchase of …