Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 91B: Statement relating to bank loan for purchase of goods or services as defense to claim for libel

Section 91B. It shall be a defense to any claim for libel or slander brought by a vendor against a purchaser of goods or services that the statement on which the claim is based relates to a loan from a bank used to purchase such goods or services and was made by the purchaser in good faith to an agent or employee of such bank.