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On June 23, the Federal Reserve Board issued the aggregate and individual results of the supervisory stress test (also known as the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test or DFAST, as these tests are required by Section 165 of the...more
On Feb. 6, the Federal Reserve Board released the hypothetical scenarios for the 2020 stress test exercises, which ensure that large banks have adequate capital and processes to continue lending to households and businesses...more
The U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published updates to its Comprehensive Capital and Analysis Review and Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests questions and answers guide. The Federal Reserve Board provided...more
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the US Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released the 2018 scenarios for the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST), and the Federal Reserve Board issued its...more
The Federal Reserve Board announced a suite of proposals intended to increase the transparency of its stress testing program. One key aspect of the proposals is intended to increase transparency in the modeling used by the...more
Federal Reserve and FDIC Post Resolution Plans for Eight Major Financial Firms - On July 5, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") posted the public portions of...more
On June 8, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the Financial CHOICE Act (FCA) primarily along party lines, 233-186. The FCA was introduced by Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, and co-sponsored by 40 of his...more
The US Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released the scenarios to be used by banks and supervisors for the 2017 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review and stress test exercises (DFAST) mandated by the...more
Editor's Note - No Short-Term Fixes. On February 3, President Trump signed an Executive Order and a Presidential Memorandum intended to provide a framework to “roll back” the Dodd-Frank Act (Dodd-Frank) and to review the...more
On January 30, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) adopted a final rule (the “Final CCAR Rule”) that revises the capital plan and stress test rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall...more
One of the notable financial regulatory tools that resulted from the post-financial crisis prudential regulations is stress testing. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) has the...more
The Federal Reserve Board announced that it would release results from the latest supervisory stress tests on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review will be released on Wednesday,...more
On January 28, 2016, the Federal Reserve released its supervisory scenarios for the 2016 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and for the Dodd-Frank Act stress tests. In 2016, CCAR includes 33 firms with $50...more
In remarks delivered to the FRB’s Third Annual Stress Test Modeling Symposium FRB Governor Daniel K. Tarullo focused on the “qualitative assessment of [large] firms’ capital planning processes” that the FRB conducts “in...more
The Federal Reserve Board on January 28 announced that results from the supervisory stress tests conducted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will be released on Thursday, March 7, and...more
On January 28, the Fed announced that results from the supervisory stress tests under the Dodd-Frank Act will be released on March 7, and the related results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) will be...more