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Practice question: Prohibited Transactions by Bank Directors, Officers, and Employees

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

An assigned government bank examiner knowingly assists a bank officer’s prohibited collateral overvaluation to influence lending action. The examiner claims immunity because the bank is not the examiner’s employer. Which is correct?
  1. Only private employees may be covered
  2. Section 55.3 expressly reaches the assigned government examiner’s aid in the enumerated acts.
  3. Government employment makes every valuation lawful
  4. Only the borrower’s signature matters
  5. The prohibition applies only after the examiner retires

Legal references

  • General Banking Law, RA 8791, Sections 3, 55, 87-88 and 92-93: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2000/ra_8791_2000.html

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