Fed ends climate stress tests for major US banks

Feds ease up on stress tests, agree on need for bank-access fix
Coming out of last year’s stress tests, several banks maintained beefed-up stress-capital buffers, which typically diverts money away from stock buybacks and dividends that bene
Fed Closes Climate Program, Ending Stress-Test Burden for Banks
The Federal Reserve has told Wall Street banks that they won’t need to submit data for climate stress tests, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bank Stress Tests Now Feature Less Stress
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released new scenarios for its next annual stress-test examination of big banks, and some early reviews are in on Thursday: “Less strenuous.” “Less harsh.” This annual exercise helps determine the big banks’ capital requirements.
Bank stocks pop after Fed releases 'easier' 2025 stress test, plans to make exam more predictable
The stress test changes bolster the case made by Wall Street analysts that U.S. banks will face a friendlier regulatory regime under the Trump administration.
Fed says 22 Wall Street banks will be stress-tested
In the 2025 stress-test scenario, the US unemployment rate would rise almost 5.9 percentage points to 10%. That hike would come with severe market volatility, widening corporate bond spreads, a 33% drop in housing prices and a 30% decrease in commercial real estate prices.
Federal Reserve releases 2025 stress test scenarios
With the Federal Reserve eying changes to its annual examination of large bank resilience, this year's test could be the last of its kind.
Fed ending bank climate stress test program, Bloomberg reports
The Federal Reserve is ending its program that requires the largest U.S. banks to submit data for climate stress tests, Bloomberg’s Alastair
Federal Reserve Releases Its Wall Street Bank Stress-Test Plans
The Federal Reserve released hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress tests, which seek to evaluate the resilience of big banks and ensure they can keep lending even in a severe recession.
Fed reportedly scraps climate stress tests for banks
The Federal Reserve told six major U.S. banks they won't need to submit results from climate stress tests this year as the program was shut, according to a media report.
Fed Releases 2025 Bank Stress Test Scenarios
The new scenarios largely track with prior year scenarios from the Fed that examine how large banks are situated to weather severe economic downturns, and in turn dictate how much capital they must set aside against potential losses.
Fed ends climate stress tests for major US banks - Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve has informed Wall Street banks that they will not be required to participate in climate stress tests, according to Bloomberg News. The decision affects lenders such as JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Fed releases 2025 stress test scenarios
The stress test, which will include 22 banks compared to last year’s 32, will feature two added hypothetical elements for the ...
JPM, BAC, GS: Bank Stocks Rise as U.S. Federal Reserve Plans Easier Stress Test
U.S. bank stocks such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), and Goldman Sachs (GS) are marching higher on reports ...