Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing Act of 2025
Description
This bill would allow well-managed banks with up to $6 billion in assets to qualify for less frequent federal regulatory examinations.
Summary
What it does
This bill would allow a larger number of small insured depository institutions to qualify for less frequent examinations by federal financial regulators. To be eligible, an institution must be considered well-capitalized and well-managed based on its most recent evaluation. Specifically, the proposal would increase the maximum asset threshold for these reduced examination schedules from less than $3 billion to less than $6 billion.
Who is affected
This bill affects small insured depository institutions that are considered well-capitalized and well-managed according to their most recent examinations. Specifically, it impacts financial institutions with total assets between $3 billion and $6 billion by qualifying them for less frequent examinations from federal financial regulators. Federal financial regulators responsible for conducting these supervisory tests are also affected by the change in examination frequency requirements.
Key provisions
- Expansion of eligibility for less frequent bank examinations. The bill increases the maximum asset threshold from $3 billion to $6 billion for small insured depository institutions to qualify for extended intervals between federal regulatory examinations.
- Regulatory relief for well-capitalized and well-managed institutions. To qualify for the reduced examination frequency, institutions must be considered well-capitalized and well-managed based on their most recent federal examination.
Fiscal impact
Not applicable: No CBO cost estimate available
Effective dates
Not applicable: Official Summary does not address effective dates
Relationship to existing law
This bill modifies existing federal financial regulations by raising the asset threshold for small insured depository institutions to qualify for less frequent examinations. It increases the maximum asset level for well-capitalized and well-managed institutions from less than $3 billion to less than $6 billion.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to expand the number of small, well-capitalized, and well-managed depository institutions that qualify for less frequent examinations by federal financial regulators. It achieves this by increasing the maximum asset threshold for eligibility from less than $3 billion to less than $6 billion.