ABA, BPI seek transparency around Fed stress tests
ABA and the Bank Policy Institute petitioned the Federal Reserve to open for public comment both the supervisory models and ...
Tag: Stress tests
Fed stress tests show large banks can weather severe recession
Large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and continue to lend to households and businesses even during ...
Comparative stress testing in the U.S. and Switzerland
In the U.S., stress tests could benefit from a different starting point besides increases in the unemployment rate, while the ...
Barr signals significant changes to bank capital, stress testing requirements
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr previewed potential changes that could come out of a “holistic review” of ...
Fed stress tests confirm banks could continue lending during a ‘severe recession’
Large banks continued to maintain strong capital levels under a hypothetical severe global recession and substantial stress in commercial real ...
Barr: Fed’s authority ‘Narrow, limited’ regarding transition to low-carbon economy
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Michael Barr—President Biden’s nominee to serve as Federal Reserve vice chairman for supervision—said that ...
Federal Reserve Issues 2022 Stress Test Scenarios
The Federal Reserve today released the hypothetical economic and financial market scenarios that it will use in the next round ...
Brainard: Fed Will Not Tell Banks to Restrict Lending to Oil and Gas Firms
With regulatory scrutiny of climate change-related risks growing, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard promised today that the Fed’s climate risk ...
Fed Announces Individual Capital Requirements for Large Banks
The Federal Reserve today announced individual capital requirements for banks with more than $100 billion in total consolidated assets. The ...
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 ...
