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12 U.S.C. 374a: Acting as agent for nonbanking borrower in making loans on securities to dealers in stocks, bonds, etc.; penaltiesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 12-BANKS AND BANKINGCHAPTER 3-FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

§374a. Acting as agent for nonbanking borrower in making loans on securities to dealers in stocks, bonds, etc.; penalties

No member bank shall act as the medium or agent of any nonbanking corporation, partnership, association, business trust, or individual in making loans on the security of stocks, bonds, and other investment securities to brokers or dealers in stocks, bonds, and other investment securities. Every violation of this provision by any member bank shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 per day during the continuance of such violation; and such fine may be collected, by suit or otherwise, by the Federal reserve bank of the district in which such member bank is located.

( Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 19(d) , formerly § 19 (par. 7), as added June 16, 1933, ch. 89, § 11(a) , 48 Stat. 181 ; renumbered § 19(d), Pub. L. 89–597, § 2(b) , Sept. 21, 1966 , 80 Stat. 824 .)

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Codification

Section is comprised of subsec. (d), formerly seventh par., of section 19 of act Dec. 23, 1913, as redesignated by Pub. L. 89–597.