Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-13-104: Subsidization or discrimination prohibited

(a) It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale distributor to pay or give a subsidy to any finance company or finance agency or class of persons, or to discriminate against or in favor of any finance company or finance agency or class of persons.

(b) It is unlawful for any finance company or finance agency or class of persons to accept any such subsidy or the benefit of any such discrimination.