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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Fed’s Clarida: Banks Passed ‘Ultimate Stress Test’ With Flying Colors
The banking industry was able to pass the “ultimate stress test” with flying colors in March and April as the ...
