DB USA undershoots Fed capital decline by 3.4pp in DFAST 2026

- By Hannah Buttle
- 14 Jul 2026

Nine US banks projected smaller declines in their Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratios than the Federal Reserve in the 2026 Dodd-Frank stress tests (DFAST), Risk Quantum analysis shows.

Deutsche Bank USA recorded the largest gap. It projected its CET1 ratio would fall 4.8 percentage points under the severely adverse scenario, from 22.6% to a minimum of 17.8%. The Fed projected an 8.2pp decline, to

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