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Banking Law Keyed to Carnell, 7th Ed.
United States v. Connecticut National Bank
Citation:
418 U.S. 656 (1974)Facts
Connecticut National Bank (CNB) and First New Haven National Bank (FNH) sought to consolidate their operations. CNB, the fourth largest commercial bank in Connecticut, was headquartered in Bridgeport and held 6.2% of commercial bank deposits in the state. FNH, the eighth largest commercial bank in Connecticut, was headquartered in New Haven (19 miles northeast of Bridgeport) and held 4.1% of commercial bank deposits. The banks operated in adjoining regions in southwestern Connecticut and competed directly in a “four-town area” between Bridgeport and New Haven, though they agreed to divest offices in this overlap area to address direct competition concerns. Connecticut banking law restricted bank branching through a “home office protection” provision that prevented banks from branching into towns containing another bank’s main office. The District Court defined the relevant product market to include both commercial and savings banks and the relevant geographic market as the entire state of Connecticut, concluding that the merger would not substantially lessen competition.
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