
Fed stress test finds big banks resilient in severe recession, ready to keep lending
The Federal Reserve's annual bank stress test shows 32 large banks can weather a severe recession and continue lending to households and businesses, absorbing about $708 billion in losses while aggregate capital declines by 1.6 percentage points and remains above minimum requirements; results won’t change current capital rules until 2027, and the test scenario included steep declines in real estate prices and unemployment.













