Sec. 2. Concentration limit exceptions only available to avoid serious adverse economic or financial effects
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq. ) is amended— in section 18(c)(13)— by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply to an interstate merger transaction if— such interstate merger transaction involves 1 or more insured depository institutions in default or in danger of default and the responsible agency determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed interstate merger transaction is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid from a company that is not subject to the prohibition in subparagraph (A); or the Corporation provides assistance under section 13 to facilitate such interstate merger transaction and the responsible agency determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed interstate merger transaction is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid from a company that is not subject to the prohibition in subparagraph (A). ; and in subparagraph (C)— in clause (i), by striking and at the end; in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: the term qualified bid means an application, proposed application, or bid from a company where— if applicable, the company, any affiliate insured depository institution, and any affiliate depository institution holding company is well capitalized and well managed, as of the date of the application, proposed application, or bid; and upon consummation of the transaction, the resulting insured depository institution is well capitalized; the term well capitalized — with respect to an insured depository institution, has the meaning given such term in section 38(b) ( 12 U.S.C. 1831o(b) ); with respect to a bank holding company, has the meaning given such term in section 2(o)(1)(B) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841(o)(1)(B) ); with respect to a savings and loan holding company, has the meaning given such term in section 238.2 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations; and with respect to a company that is not an insured depository institution, bank holding company, or savings and loan holding company, means maintaining equity capital that the Corporation determines is commensurate with the capital maintained by an insured depository institution that is well capitalized; and the term well managed has the meaning given such term in section 2(o)(9) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841(o)(9) ). ; and in section 44, by amending subsection
(e)to read as follows: The responsible agency may, without regard to paragraph (1), (3), (4), or
(5)of subsection
(b)or paragraph (2), (4), or
(5)of subsection (a), approve an application under subsection (a)(1) for approval of a merger transaction if— the merger transaction involves 1 or more banks in default or in danger of default; or the Corporation provides assistance under section 13(c) to facilitate such merger transaction. The responsible agency may, without regard to subsection (b)(2), approve an application under subsection (a)(1) for approval of a merger transaction if— the merger transaction involves 1 or more banks in default or in danger of default and the responsible agency determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed interstate merger transaction is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in subsection (b)(2); or the Corporation provides assistance under section 13(c) to facilitate such merger transaction and the responsible agency determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed interstate merger transaction is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in subsection (b)(2). In this subsection, the term qualified bid has the meaning given that term in section 18(c)(13)(C). . The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq. ) is amended— in section 3(d), by amending paragraph
(5)to read as follows: The Board may, without regard to subparagraph
(B)or
(D)of paragraph
(1)or paragraph (3), approve an application pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) if— the application is for an acquisition of 1 or more banks in default or in danger of default; or the application is for an acquisition with respect to which assistance is provided under section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The Board may, without regard to paragraph (2), approve an application pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) if— the application is for the acquisition of 1 or more banks in default or in danger of default and the Board determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed acquisition is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in paragraph (2); or the application is for an acquisition with respect to which assistance is provided under section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Board determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed acquisition is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in paragraph (2). In this paragraph, the term qualified bid has the meaning given that term in section 18(c)(13)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. ; and in section 4(i)(8), by amending subsection
(B)to read as follows: Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply to an acquisition if— such acquisition involves an insured depository institution in default or in danger of default and the Board determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed acquisition is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid (as defined in section 18(c)(13)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in paragraph (2); or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under section 13 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to facilitate such acquisition and the Board determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed acquisition is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid (as defined in section 18(c)(13)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in paragraph (2). . Section 14(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1852(c) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; by striking With the and inserting the following: With the ; and by adding at the end the following: The Board may provide written consent for an acquisition described in paragraph (1)(A) or in paragraph (1)(B) only if the Board determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, that consummation of the proposed acquisition is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or significant adverse effects on financial stability, and the Corporation has not received any qualified bid (as defined in section 18(c)(13)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) from another institution that is not subject to the prohibition in subsection (b). .
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