McFadden Act

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McFadden Act

Legislation in the United States, passed in 1927, that prohibited federally-chartered banks from operating in multiple states except to the extent permitted by state law. The McFadden Act was largely repealed by the Riegle-Neal Act.

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In a study of the congressional vote on the McFadden Act of 1927, which sought to boost competition in lending, Rodney Ramcharan of the US Federal Reserve and I found that legislators from districts with a highly unequal distribution of land holdings - farming was the primary source of income in many districts then - tended to vote against the act.

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Until the 1980s, banks were limited to "traditional" banking operations due to restrictions dating to the McFadden Act of 1927 (prohibitions on interstate banking) and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 (investment/ commercial banking restrictions).

Where Did the Credit Go?

The McFadden Act of 1927, which was a part of the National Bank Act, affected the ability of nationally chartered banks to branch either intrastate or interstate.