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Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2014 Revised Data

Follow up to Federal Reserve releases summary results of bank stress tests – see Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2014: Revised Projected Minimum Tier 1 Common Ratios. March 21, 2014.

“The biggest change to the minimum Tier 1 common ratios was a 0.5 percentage point decline for American Express Co., followed by a 0.3 percentage point increase for both M&T Bank Corp., based in Buffalo, N.Y., and Chicago-based Northern Trust Corp. The ratio for the U.S. unit of London-based HSBC Holdings Plc fell 0.2 percentage point. An additional 11 banks had changes of 0.1 percentage point. Fifth Third Bancorp had an increase of 0.1 percentage point.”

  • “The Federal Reserve on Monday [March 24, 2014] issued full corrected results for the 2014 Dodd-Frank Act stress test. As announced on Friday, the Federal Reserve adjusted the stress test results to address inconsistencies in the treatment of the fourth quarter 2013 actual capital actions and assumptions about preferred and employee compensation-related issuance over the course of the planning horizon. Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2014: Supervisory Stress Test Methodology and Results

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