No bank service company shall unreasonably discriminate in the provision of any services authorized under this chapter to any depository institution that does not own stock in or is not a member of the service company on the basis of the fact that such depository institution is in competition with an institution that owns stock in or is a member of the bank service company, except that—

1. (1) it shall not be considered unreasonable discrimination for a bank service company to provide services to a nonstockholding or nonmember institution only at a price that fully reflects all of the costs of offering those services, including the cost of capital and a reasonable return thereon; and
2. (2) a bank service company may refuse to provide services to a nonstockholding or nonmember institution if comparable services are available from another source at competitive overall costs, or if the providing of services would be beyond the practical capacity of the service company.

(Pub. L. 87–856, § 6, Oct. 23, 1962, as added Pub. L. 97–320, title VII, § 709, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1543; amended Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title II, § 2613(g), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–478.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–208, § 2613(g)(1)–(4), (6), in section catchline, inserted “or nonmembers” after “nonstockholders”, and in introductory provisions of text, substituted “company” for “corporation” wherever appearing and “such depository institution” for “the nonstockholding institution” and inserted “or is not a member of” after “does not own stock in” and “or is a member of” after “that owns stock in”.

Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 104–208, § 2613(g)(1), (5), substituted “company” for “corporation” wherever appearing and inserted “or nonmember” after “nonstockholding”.