Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73not60
§5303 Antitrust Savings Clause
Title 12 › Chapter 53— WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION › § 5303
Summary
Nothing in this Act or its amendments changes antitrust laws, which means subsection (a) of section 12 of title 15 and section 45 of title 15 for unfair methods of competition.
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Title 12, §5303
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Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws, unless otherwise specified. For purposes of this section, the term “antitrust laws” has the same meaning as in subsection (a) of section 12 of title 15, except that such term includes section 45 of title 15, to the extent that such section 45 applies to unfair methods of competition.
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Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 111–203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1376, known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which enacted this chapter and chapters 108 (§ 8201 et seq.) and 109 (§ 8301 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.
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Effective Date
Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title.
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Citation
12 U.S.C. § 5303
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60