Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982

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The Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 was a major U.S. banking deregulation law that expanded the powers of depository institutions and loosened restrictions on interest rates and mortgage lending.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
banking deregulation law
administeredBy Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
National Credit Union Administration
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
amends Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Home Owners’ Loan Act
National Housing Act
containsProvision authorization of money market deposit accounts
creation of Net Worth Certificate program for troubled institutions
preemption of certain state due-on-sale restrictions on mortgages
country United States
dateSigned 1982-10-15
effect allowed adjustable-rate mortgages for federally related mortgage loans
contributed to risk-taking by savings and loan institutions
expanded lending powers of thrift institutions
increased competition among depository institutions
reduced restrictions on commercial lending by thrifts
enactedBy 97th United States Congress
fullTitle Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
historicalContext part of U.S. financial deregulation in the late 1970s and early 1980s
jurisdiction United States federal government
namedAfter Fernand St. Germain
Jake Garn
primarySponsor Fernand St. Germain
Jake Garn
publicLawNumber Public Law 97-320
purpose to deregulate savings and loan associations
to expand the powers of depository institutions
to loosen restrictions on mortgage lending
to phase out interest rate ceilings on deposit accounts
to provide emergency assistance to troubled depository institutions
regulates credit unions
federally insured banks
savings and loan associations
savings banks
relatedTo Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980
Savings and loan crisis
shortTitle Garn–St Germain Act
signedBy Ronald Reagan
subjectMatter banking regulation
depository institutions
interest rate deregulation
mortgage lending
savings and loan associations
yearEnacted 1982

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Regulation Q phasedOutBy Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act isRelatedTo Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
savings and loan crisis of the 1980s relatedLegislation Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
linked to: Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 fullTitle Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 shortTitle Garn–St Germain Act
linked to: Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
DIDMCA relatedTo Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982
linked to: Garn–St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982