This act modifies the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. It changes the portion of reciprocal deposits that are exempt from being considered funds obtained by deposit brokers for certain agent institutions. The act also amends the definition of agent institution and requires a study on reciprocal deposits, including their performance, usage, and comparison to other deposit arrangements. Additionally, it reduces the discretionary surplus fund specified under the Federal Reserve Act. The amendment will take effect on September 1, 2036.
This bill increases the amount insured depository institutions may accept as reciprocal deposits. (Reciprocal deposits are used by institutions to increase the availability of deposit insurance by splitting large deposits using a reciprocal network of institutions.) The bill creates a tiered system so that the allowable amount is based on the institution's total liabilities.
Additionally, the bill changes certain qualifications insured depository institutions may be required to have to accept reciprocal deposits. Under current law, institutions may qualify by having a composite rating of outstanding or good, among other requirements. The bill allows institutions with a 1, 2, or 3 rating under the CAMELS scale to qualify. (The Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System uses the characteristics of capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to market risk (i.e., CAMELS ratings) to rate the health of financial institutions, with a 1 indicating the highest rating and least degree of supervisory concern and a 5 indicating the lowest rating and highest degree of supervisory concern.)
