Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
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| Long title | An Act to facilitate the implementation of monetary policy, to provide for the gradual elimination of all limitations on the rates of interest which are payable on deposits and accounts, and to authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts, and for other purposes. |
| Nicknames | Consumer Checking Account Equity Act of 1979 |
| Enacted by | the 96th United States Congress |
| Effective | March 31, 1980 |
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| Public law | 96-221 |
| Statutes at Large | 94 Stat. 132 |
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| Titles amended | 12 U.S.C.: Banks and Banking |
| U.S.C. sections amended | 12 U.S.C. ch. 3 § 226 |
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The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (H.R. 4986, Pub.L. 96–221) (often abbreviated DIDMCA or MCA) is a United States federal financial statute passed in 1980 and signed by President Jimmy Carter on March 31.[1] It gave the Federal Reserve greater control over non-member banks.
- It forced all banks to abide by the Fed's rules.
- It allowed banks to merge. [citation needed]
- It removed the power of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under the Glass–Steagall Act to use Regulation Q to set maximum interest rates for any deposit accounts other than demand deposit accounts (with a six-year phase-out).[2]
- It allowed Negotiable Order of Withdrawal accounts to be offered nationwide.[2]
- It raised the deposit insurance of US banks and credit unions from $40,000 to $100,000.
- It allowed credit unions and savings and loans to offer checkable deposits.
- It allowed institutions to charge any loan interest rates they chose.[3][4]
References
- ^ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=33206#axzz1mquUfO88
- ^ a b Gilbert, Alton. "Requiem for Regulation Q: What It Did and Why It Passed Away", Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: pp. 31-33. [1]
- ^ Michelle Minton, The Community Reinvestment Act’s Harmful Legacy, How It Hampers Access to Credit, Competitive Enterprise Institute, No. 132, March 20, 2008.
- ^ John Atlas and Peter Dreier, The Conservative Origins of the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, The American Prospect, December 18, 2007.
External links
- FDIC page on act
- Public Law 96-221, 96th Congress, H.R. 4986: Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980
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