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Fed Announces Capital Buffers for Big Banks
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Fed Announces Capital Buffers for Big Banks

Based on the latest stress test results, Goldman Sachs is required to have the largest buffer against losses, followed by Morgan Stanley.
By Matthew Heller | August 6, 2021
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Fed Clears Banks to Make Payouts Without Limits
Risk & Compliance

Fed Clears Banks to Make Payouts Without Limits

The Fed's three stress tests over the past year "have confirmed that the banking system is strongly positioned to support the ongoing recovery."
By Matthew Heller | June 25, 2021
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Fed Lifts Freeze on Bank Share Repurchases
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Fed Lifts Freeze on Bank Share Repurchases

The Fed voted 4-1 to ease restrictions on buybacks and dividends it had imposed to ensure banks preserved capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Matthew Heller | December 21, 2020
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Fed Clamps Down on Bank Capital Distributions
Risk & Compliance

Fed Clamps Down on Bank Capital Distributions

The regulator is seeking to “ensure large banks remain resilient despite the economic uncertainty" from the coronavirus pandemic.
By Matthew Heller | June 26, 2020
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Fed Adopts ‘Stress Capital Buffer’ for Big Banks
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Fed Adopts ‘Stress Capital Buffer’ for Big Banks

The new buffer will use the results from the Fed's stress tests to help determine banks' capital requirements.
By Matthew Heller | March 5, 2020
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Banks’ Stress Tests to Focus on Leveraged Lending
Regulation

Banks’ Stress Tests to Focus on Leveraged Lending

The 2020 tests will give the Fed "increased information on how leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations may respond to a recession."
By Matthew Heller | February 7, 2020
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Fed Scraps Part of Stress Tests for Big Banks
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Fed Scraps Part of Stress Tests for Big Banks

The elimination of the "qualitative" portion of the annual tests eases some of the post-crisis regulatory burden on banks.
By Matthew Heller | March 7, 2019
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Fed Proposes Additional Stress Test Disclosures
Risk & Compliance

Fed Proposes Additional Stress Test Disclosures

Regulators are seeking to give banks more information about the testing process without enabling them to game the system.
By Matthew Heller | December 11, 2017
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Big Banks 34-for-34 on Fed Stress Tests
Credit

Big Banks 34-for-34 on Fed Stress Tests

Capital plans will be approved or disapproved next week.
By William Sprouse | June 23, 2017
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Report Sees Faults in Fed’s Bank Stress Tests
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Report Sees Faults in Fed’s Bank Stress Tests

A watchdog says the Fed needs to disclose more about how it assesses whether banks would maintain sufficient capital in a future crisis.
By Matthew Heller | November 17, 2016
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Bankers Question Legality of Fed’s Stress Tests
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Bankers Question Legality of Fed’s Stress Tests

Financial industry leaders say the tests may violate a law requiring transparency in government rulemaking.
By Matthew Heller | September 19, 2016
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Largest U.S. Banks Pass Latest Stress Tests
Risk & Compliance

Largest U.S. Banks Pass Latest Stress Tests

The banks' projected capital cushions in the event of a severe recession all exceeded the Fed's minimum requirements.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 27, 2016
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Bank Stress Tests Too Predictable?
Risk Management

Bank Stress Tests Too Predictable?

“The process of maturation that makes stress test results more predictable may also make the stress tests less effective," say two researchers.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 5, 2015
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Five Percent of Euro Banks Flunk ‘Stress Tests’
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Five Percent of Euro Banks Flunk ‘Stress Tests’

Twenty-five banks showed an insufficient common equity ratio of 5.5% or less, according to the European Banking Authority.
By Matthew Heller | October 28, 2014
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