NYT BB&T, the nation's ninth-largest financial holding company, announced yesterday that it would deny loans to developers building shopping malls and other private projects on land acquired through eminent domain.
Fantastic. I hated the KELO decision, and while I suspect another bank will just issue the loan, I applaud BB&T for taking this position."The idea that a citizen's property can be taken by the government solely for private use is extremely misguided — in fact, it's just plain wrong," John A. Allison, the chairman and chief executive of the bank, said in a statement. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., BB&T has more than 1,400 branches, mainly in the Southeast.
1 comment:
Don,
Have you read Nicholas Provenzo's post, BB&T Announces Eminent Domain Policy?
All the Best,
Martin Lindeskog - American in spirit.
Gothenburg, Sweden.
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