In general, those found to have abused their banking privileges by overdrawing their accounts said they had done nothing wrong, and they contended that bank records were inaccurate.

In its report tonight, the ethics committee said 17 current House members and 5 former members had abused their banking privileges.

Lawmakers were deemed to have abused their banking privileges if their overdrafts exceeded the net amount of their salary, after payroll deductions, for at least eight months.

The committee completed its report in March and found that 24 account holders, including five former House members, had seriously abused their banking privileges.

But the embarassment continued, as various news organizations reported the names of Congressmen said to have abused their banking privileges.

The findings come as the House moves to investigate instances of repeated abuse of the members' banking privileges.

The ethics committee has already determined that 22 members abused their banking privilege by "repeatedly" and "routinely" running overdrafts in excess of their next month's pay.

His view is broadly supported by the British government, which has allowed Huntingdon special banking privileges at the Bank of England to help insulate it from protesters' interference.

The corporation issued 20,000 shares of stock at $100 a share, providing $2 million of capital, divided evenly between funds for building the canal and funds for banking privileges.

Under the regulation, there will be no income test for depositors, meaning middle-income, as well as low-income, consumers can take advantage of basic banking privileges.