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Recent Cases, Linda A. Bunsey, David M. Thompson, Charles K. Campbell, Jr., Keith B. Simmons, Thomas C. Hundley

Vanderbilt Law Review

If the instant case, rather than Northway, is to become the accepted rule in the area of discounting, consumers and state lenders will be protected while the national bank-lenders will be burdened only slightly, if at all. National banks located in states that permit state lenders to discount loans at the maximum rate, with-out regard to the actual yield, will not be affected. National banks located in states that permit state lenders to discount only to the extent that the actual yield is within the statutory maximum will need to change their practices merely by charging the statutory rate only …