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Code · U.S. Code · Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING · CHAPTER 40— INTERNATIONAL LENDING SUPERVISION · § 3901

§ 3901. Congressional declaration of policy

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(1)It is the policy of the Congress to assure that the economic health and stability of the United States and the other nations of the world shall not be adversely affected or threatened in the future by imprudent lending practices or inadequate supervision.
(2)This shall be achieved by strengthening the bank regulatory framework to encourage prudent private decisionmaking and by enhancing international coordination among bank regulatory authorities.
(b)The Federal banking agencies shall consult with the banking supervisory authorities of other countries to reach understandings aimed at achieving the adoption of effective and consistent supervisory policies and practices with respect to international lending.
(Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title IX, § 902], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1278.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–181, title I
  • 97 Stat. 1278
  • Pub. L. 101–240, title IV, § 401
  • 103 Stat. 2501
  • Pub. L. 101–240, title V, § 531
  • 103 Stat. 2513
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