Before the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, the Supreme Court (1988) of the U.S. provided commercial banks permission to underwrite commercial paper and municipal revenue bonds but not equities.

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The Supreme Court's decision in 1988 allowed commercial banks to underwrite certain securities like commercial paper and municipal revenue bonds, but restrictions on underwriting equities remained until the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999.