Community Bank Relief Act of 2021
Official title: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to develop a Community Bank Leverage Ratio that is between 8 percent and 8.5 percent for calendar years 202… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to develop a Community Bank Leverage Ratio that is between 8 percent and 8.5 percent for calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Community Bank Relief Act of 2021
This bill requires banking agencies to set the community bank leverage ratio between 8% and 8.5% for calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024 for community banks seeking to satisfy simplified capital adequacy requirements. Currently, banking agencies are statutorily required to set the rate between 8% and 10% through rulemaking. Under current regulations, the rate will increase from 8.5% to 9% on January 1, 2022.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6145: Community Bank Relief Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6145/
"H.R. 6145: Community Bank Relief Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6145/.
H.R. 6145, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6145/.
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