Consumers Remain Resilient as the Economy Rebounds
While delinquency rates and other indicators of consumer financial stress may rise as COVID-19 support programs are phased out, most consumers appear to be in good financial shape.
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Fed: Banks Continue to Have ‘Strong Capital Levels’ in 2021 Stress Test
Large banks continued to maintain strong capital levels under a hypothetical severe global recession and substantial stress in commercial real estate and corporate debt markets, according to the results of Dodd-Frank Act-mandated stress tests, the Federal Reserve said today.
Quarles: COVID-19 Proved Forward-Looking Capital Framework ‘Works Effectively’
Given the strong performance of banks throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn, regulators should not need to employ “ad hoc and roughly improvised limitations” on the restrictions of capital distributions going forward, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles said in remarks at an industry event today.
Schatz, Casten Introduce Climate Risk Stress Testing Bill
Sen. Brian Schatz (D- Hawaii) and Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) introduced legislation today that would direct the Federal Reserve to subject large banks to stress tests to measure their resilience to climate-related financial risks. Schatz previously introduced the bill in the last Congress.
Brainard: Banks’ COVID-19 Resilience Shows Importance of Strong Capital, Liquidity Buffers
In remarks at a virtual industry event today, Fed Governor Lael Brainard commented on the strong performance of the banking sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing that strong capital and liquidity positions will continue to be important as banks continue to face a high degree of uncertainty.
Quarles Highlights Role of Stress Tests in Pandemic Response
The Federal Reserve’s efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of stress tests have proven critical in helping the agency and the financial industry respond to COVID-19, Fed Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles said today.
Fed’s Brainard Supports Mandatory Disclosures to Manage Climate Risk
Speaking at an industry event today, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard expressed support for mandatory climate disclosures to help measure and mitigate climate risk.
Federal Reserve Issues 2021 CCAR Scenarios
The Federal Reserve today released the two hypothetical economic and financial market scenarios that it will use in the next round of the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process for the nation’s largest financial institutions.
Fed Research Paper Flags Climate Change as Source of Financial Risk
Financial regulators—including the Federal Reserve—are moving to incorporate climate risk assessments in their supervisory activities, according to a new research letter published today by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Fed: Banks Retain ‘Strong Capital Levels’ in Second Round of 2020 Stress Tests
In the second supervisory stress test of 2020, large banks maintained strong capital levels under two separate hypothetical economic downturns, the Federal Reserve said on Friday.