On November 7, the Fed issued a final policy statement on the processes that it will use to develop scenarios for future capital planning and stress testing exercises. The policy statement is effective on January 1, 2014. Fed Release. Fed Policy Statement.
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Fed Announcement of Supervisory Scenarios for Capital Planning and Stress Testing
On November 1, the Fed issued supervisory scenarios to be used for the 2014 capital planning and stress testing program, which includes the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review of 30 bank holding companies with $50 billion or more of total consolidated assets. Fed Release. Fed Comprehensive Capital Analysis.
Rating Agency Developments
On May 17, Fitch issued a release setting forth its view that the final guidance regarding internal stress testing for large banks released by bank regulators is sound and sufficiently flexible to allow for firms to comply. Fitch Release.
On May 17, Fitch released a report detailing the statistical analysis underlying the revised basis spread stresses for FFELP ABS transactions included in its updated criteria for rating FFELP student loan ABS. Fitch Release. Fitch Report.
On May 15, S&P released its short-term/long-term ratings linkage criteria for corporate and sovereign issuers. S&P Release.
On May 15, Moody’s released its approach to quantifying set-off risk for securitizations and covered bonds originated by U.K. deposit-taking institutions. Moody’s Report.
On May 14, Moody’s released its approach to rating structured finance CDOs. Moody’s Report.
On May 14, Fitch updated its criteria for U.S. auto lease ABS. Fitch Report.
On May 11, S&P issued its methodology for assessing when a guarantor’s failure to honor a payment obligation under a guarantee would be a default and how it would affect the guarantor’s issuer credit rating. S&P Release.
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Stress Testing for Community Banks
On May 14, the Fed, FDIC, and OCC issued a statement to clarify expectations that community banks with $10 billion or less in assets are not required to conduct the types of stress testing required of larger organizations. Joint Release.
Large Bank Stress Testing Guidance Finalized
On May 14, the Fed, FDIC, and OCC issued final supervisory guidance for stress testing practices at banking organizations with total consolidated assets of more than $10 billion. The guidance outlines general principles for a satisfactory stress testing framework and describes various stress testing approaches. Supervisory Guidance.