Success in Fed stress tests comes with a cost
A number of apparently robust banks failed the US stress tests in March because of qualitative issues – in short, the Fed did not trust the numbers. This could be an ongoing problem for the industry, which is struggling to meet supervisory demands on risk and IT. Joe Rennison reports
For the five banks that failed the latest iteration of the Federal Reserve Board's annual stress tests, the March 26 results were the start of a race to improve and then resubmit capital plans. For the 25 banks that passed, it would be easy, but wrong, to conclude the heat is off. While these institutions are free to make their proposed dividend payments or share buybacks, some are also under
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