Thursday, January 26, 2006

Bank to Deny Loans if Land Was Seized

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:

Martin Lindeskog said...

Don,

Have you read Nicholas Provenzo's post, BB&T Announces Eminent Domain Policy?

All the Best,

Martin Lindeskog - American in spirit.
Gothenburg, Sweden.