On December 7, 2017, the Federal Reserve released three proposals that would increase the transparency of its stress test exercises, including the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (“DFAST”) and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”). The proposals are comprised of: (1) enhancements to the Federal Reserve’s disclosures regarding its stress test models, (2) amendments to the … Continue Reading
Senators Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., introduced a bill today (S. 1139) that would raise the threshold for a banking organization to be subject to Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (DFAST) to $50 billion in total consolidated assets from the current $10 billion threshold. The bill, titled the Main Street Regulatory Fairness Act, would … Continue Reading
On Tuesday, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a report to the House Financial Services Committee (the “Report”) regarding stress tests conducted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”). The Report grew out of a 2014 request from Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, for the … Continue Reading
