DFAST 2026: SCB freeze denies 16 banks capital relief
Lower DFAST depletion would have cut buffers for many, but First Citizens avoids higher SCB
US banks have been denied potential capital relief from lower stress test losses after the Federal Reserve froze stress capital buffers (SCBs) until 2027, Risk Quantum analysis shows.
Of the 30 firms with comparable prior stress test results, 23 recorded lower Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital depletion in the 2026 Dodd-Frank Act stress test (DFAST) than in their previous outing.
Sixteen of these
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