Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025
Latest action (May 21, 2026) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Nov 4, 2025This bill changes the treatment of certain types of deposits so they are no longer classified as brokered deposits. Brokered deposits are funds placed by a broker on behalf of a client in a depository institution to maximize interest rates and for depository insurance purposes. Currently, institutions that accept brokered deposits may be subject to additional oversight.
In particular, under the bill, custodial deposits at insured depository institutions with less than $10 billion in total assets shall not be treated as brokered deposits if the deposits do not exceed 20% of the institution’s liabilities. The institution must be well-capitalized and have a specified minimum soundness rating, or be in possession of a waiver from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The bill also generally applies existing interest rate limits applicable to institutions that are not well-capitalized to similar institutions that accept custodial deposits.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
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What Congress did
1 recordedOn , as Amendeddecisive vote
House · May 20, 2026
A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.
Who lobbied on this
1 organizationThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Independent Community Bankers of Americano position stated
“…Act H.R. 5276 The Community Bank LIFT Act H.R. 5263 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5291 The Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.R. 5317 The Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 H.R. 5577 The NFIP Extension Act of 2026 (Rep. Andrew Garbarino) H.R. 6536 The Rural…” filing ↗
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