Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act

119 HR 6552 RH: Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-02-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB Union Calendar No. 456 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6552 [Report No. 119–531] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2025 Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services February 25, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Moskowitz , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , and Mr. Lawler February 25, 2026 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 December 10, 2025 A BILL To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study how partnerships between fintechs and banking organizations can support new banking organization formation and community bank health, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act . 2. Study on bank-fintech partnerships (a) Study The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall carry out a study of— (1) the impact of partnerships between banking organizations, on the one hand, and financial technology companies, on the other hand, on the banking sector, competition, innovation, consumer protection, and the availability of financial products and services, including the extent to which these partnerships support the formation of new banking organizations, reduce time to market for products and services, lower compliance burdens, boost customer acquisition, improve technological capabilities, and provide access to more diverse funding sources; and (2) what changes to Federal laws governing banking organizations, or to rules or guidance adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, may help promote effective partnerships between banking organizations, on the one hand, and financial technology companies, on the other hand. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall issue a report to Congress containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a). (c) Banking organization defined In this section, the term banking organization means a depository institution holding company or an insured depository institution, as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ). 3. Study on credit union-fintech partnerships (a) Study The National Credit Union Administration shall carry out a study of— (1) the impact of partnerships between credit unions, on the one hand, and financial technology companies, on the other hand, on the credit union sector, competition, innovation, consumer protection, and the availability of financial products and services, including the extent to which these partnerships support the formation of new credit unions, reduce time to market for products and services, lower compliance burdens, boost customer acquisition, improve technological capabilities, and provide access to more diverse funding sources; and (2) what changes to Federal laws governing credit unions, or to rules or guidance adopted by the National Credit Union Administration, may help promote effective partnerships between credit unions, on the one hand, and financial technology companies, on the other hand. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration shall issue a report to Congress containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a). February 25, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed