Union Calendar No. 136
119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 119–170]
To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to update the CAMELS Rating System, and for other purposes.
May 14, 2025
Mr. Fitzgerald introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
June 25, 2025
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 14, 2025]
To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to update the CAMELS Rating System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025” or the “HUMPS Act of 2025”.
Congress finds that—
(1) CAMELS ratings (Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity to market risk) are a critical tool for evaluating the safety and soundness of financial institutions, and the basis for determining significant regulatory matters such as the evaluation for mergers and acquisitions and a bank’s deposit insurance premiums;
(2) the CAMELS rating system relies heavily on examiner judgment, which can lead to subjective and inconsistent ratings across similar institutions;
SEC. 3. Amendments to the CAMELS Rating System.
(a) In general.—The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 1012. Amendments to the CAMELS Rating System.
“(a) In general.—The Council shall make recommendations to amend the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, and the CAMELS components thereunder, to—
“(2) revise the factors affecting each CAMELS component to derive a composite rating that more accurately reflects the financial condition and risk profile of the financial institutions being rated;
“(4) ensure that composite ratings consider the financial institution’s compliance with—
“(A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829b);
“(B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 (12 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.);
“(C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code; and
“(b) Rulemaking.—Not later than 12 months after the Council makes the recommendations required under subsection (a), the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies shall, jointly, issue rules to carry out the recommendations described under subsection (a).
(b) Well managed definition.—Section 2(o)(9)(A) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(o)(9)(A)) is amended—
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[Report No. 119–170] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to update the CAMELS Rating System, and for other purposes. | |||||
June 25, 2025 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |