Tag Archives: Stress Test

As of June 1, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published a final rule that supplements the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) by requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) to submit annual capital plans no the agency ...

During a keynote presentation, Randal Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision at the Federal Reserve Board, explained the proposed changes to the Fed’s stress test.

The House passed two bipartisan bills that are aimed at increasing accountability for both, banks and nonbanks.

Unemployment, exchange rates, prices, income, and interest rates are some of the economic factors that will reveal whether banks in the U.S. are armed with robust capital planning processes and sufficient capital to continue operations during times of economic or financial ...

Earlier today, the FHFA released the results of the Enterprises’ Dodd-Frank Stress Tests—as well as the total expected draw both companies will take from the Treasury. How does it all add up?

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday the results of its Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, or Stress Test, now in its 7th year. 34 banks participated with near unanimous results…

The Fed required Bank of America to submit a revised capital plan due to certain weaknesses in the bank's capital planning process the Fed located in its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) stress test conducted in early March.

The review was a test of the strength of the capital planning process of the financial institutions, as well to determine if the projected capital ratios of the firms could withstand a hypothetical scenario of severe economic stress as well. The Fed approved the capital plans of 28 of the institutions tested.