October 15, 2020
Via: The BankerThe ongoing uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the US Federal Reserve Board to announce another round of bank stress tests to see how large banks stand up against two scenarios featuring severe recessions. “The Fed’s stress tests earlier […]
July 3, 2018
Via: CNBCMorgan Stanley says the passage of Wells Fargo’s capital return plan by the Federal Reserve is a significant positive event for the company. On Thursday, the Fed approved Wells Fargo’splan in the second part of its annual bank stress tests. […]
Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic
February 13, 2017
Via: YahooThe Federal Reserve on Friday issued revised macroeconomic scenarios for its 2017 stress testing programs to correct an error having to do with corporate yields. The Fed said its previously released hypothetical scenarios contained incorrect historical values for yields on […]
Capital and Risk, Macroeconomic
June 29, 2016
Via: The New York TimesBank stress exams may test investor patience. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is scheduled to report how 33 financial institutions fared in a simulated bad economic downturn. Countercyclical factors included this year could mean that even those banks that ace […]