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119th Congress

H.R. 6556

Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Stephen F. Lynch(D-MA)
Introduced
Dec 10, 2025
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Committees
House Committee on Financial Services; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Official text
Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Added later (1)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act This bill tightens restrictions on certain waivers granted by federal financial regulators to companies that acquire insured depository institutions. Under current law, a regulator may not approve an acquisition if it would result in an institution exceeding a set concentration limit (i.e., controlling more than 10% of total insured U.S. deposits). This may be waived if one or more of the institutions involved is in default or in danger of default or if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is providing certain assistance. In addition to these requirements, the bill requires the regulator to determine that (1) the merger is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or financial instability, and (2) FDIC has not received a qualified bid from a company not subject to this concentration limit. The bill also provides capitalization and management standards for qualified bids. Regulators that waive these concentration limits must report to Congress on the circumstances and justification of the waiver.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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