(a) Safe harbor for combined-balance discounts. A savings and loan
holding company or any savings association or any affiliate of either
may vary the consideration for any product or package of products
based on a customer’s maintaining a combined minimum balance in certain
products specified by the company varying the consideration (eligible
products), if:
(1) That company (if it is a savings association)
or a savings association affiliate of that company (if it is not a
savings association) offers deposits, and all such deposits are eligible
products; and
(2) Balances
in deposits count at least as much as non-deposit products toward
the minimum balance.
(b) Limitations on exception. This
exception shall terminate upon a finding by the Board that the arrangement
is resulting in anti-competitive practices. The eligibility of a savings
and loan holding company or savings association or affiliate of either
to operate under this exception shall terminate upon a finding by
the Board that its exercise of this authority is resulting in anti-competitive
practices.