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The '''Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act''', a [[United States federal law|United States federal]] financial statute law passed in 1980, gave the [[Federal Reserve]] greater control over non-member banks.
The '''Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act''', a [[United States federal law|United States federal]] financial statute law passed in 1980 and was signed by President [[Jimmy Carter]] on March 31st.<ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=33206#axzz1mquUfO88</ref> It gave the [[Federal Reserve]] greater control over non-member banks.


* It forced all banks to abide by the Fed's rules.
* It forced all banks to abide by the Fed's rules.

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The Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act, a United States federal financial statute law passed in 1980 and was signed by President Jimmy Carter on March 31st.[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.
  • It removed the power of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under the Glass–Steagall Act and Regulation Q to set the interest rates of savings accounts.
  • 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.
  • Allowed institutions to charge any interest rates they choose.[2][3]
  • Required banks be charged Fed Float for use of funds received before clearing between depository institutions.

References

  1. ^ http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=33206#axzz1mquUfO88
  2. ^ Michelle Minton, The Community Reinvestment Act’s Harmful Legacy, How It Hampers Access to Credit, Competitive Enterprise Institute, No. 132, March 20, 2008.
  3. ^ John Atlas and Peter Dreier, The Conservative Origins of the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, The American Prospect, December 18, 2007.

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