Fed announces post-stress test capital requirements for big banks
The new capital requirements take effect on October 1.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Monday how much each large bank that underwent its 2020 stress tests will have to hold in additional capital.
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The results mark the first time the Fed has given out custom capital requirements for each bank under its new "stress capital buffer," and takes effect on October 1.
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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were ordered to hold the most capital of the 34 firms tested, with ratios of 13.7% and 13.4% respectively.
(Reporting by Pete Schroeder Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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