Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve’s stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this year

Big Banks Pass Fed’s 2025 Stress Test With Ease—But Some Say It Was Too Easy Big Banks Pass Fed’s 2025 Stress Test With Ease—But Some Say It Was Too Easy - Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

All major U.S. banks passed the Fed's 2025 stress test, but critics say easier assumptions may have padded the results.

Big banks all pass the Fed's less vigorous stress tests, clearing the way for dividends and buybacks

All 22 banks tested would have remained solvent, the Fed said, despite absorbing roughly $550 billion in theoretical losses.

Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve's stress tests

NEW YORK — All the major banks passed the Federal Reserve’s annual “stress tests” of the financial system, the central bank said Friday. But the test conducted by the central bank was notably less vigorous than it had been in previous years. All 22 banks tested this year would have remained solvent and above the minimum thresholds to continue to operate. The Fed found so, despite absorbing roughly $550 billion in theoretical losses.  In the Fed’…

Biggest Banks Pass Stress Test

The Federal Reserve's most recent stress test shows that the nation's largest banks could survive a major severe recession, though the test was significantly less rigorous than it has been. The regulatory exam was given to 22 banks with assets of more than $100 billion, Yahoo Finance reports, and found...

Big US Banks Pass Fed Stress Test, Clearing Path for Shareholder Payouts

All 22 of the largest U.S. banks have passed the Federal Reserve’s latest annual stress test, demonstrating their ability to withstand a hypothetical financial crisis and paving the way for potential increases in shareholder payouts. In results released on June 27, the Fed said that under a “severely adverse” scenario—including a sharp global recession and surging unemployment to 10 percent—the banks would collectively suffer losses exceeding $5…

Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve's stress tests, which were less vigorous this year

NEW YORK — All major banks passed the Federal Reserve's annual “stress tests" of the financial system, the central bank said, but the test conducted by the central bank was notably less vigorous than in previous years.