Legal Opinion

Sandsend Financial Consultants, Ltd. v. Federal Home Loan Bank Board

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 4, 1989No. 88-2991PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to examine the scope of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board’s (FHLBB’s) power to issue subpoenas for the records of bank customers. Concluding that the FHLBB acted within its statutory power and that it complied with the statutory requirements for issuing the subpoenas in question, we reverse the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board And Its Investigatory Powers

The FHLBB, an independent federal agency, is the “operating head” of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). See Home Owner’s Loan Act…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by38 opinions

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