Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests 2021

Scenarios

• Federal Reserve Board releases hypothetical scenarios for its 2021 bank stress tests

Methodology

• Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2021: Supervisory Stress Test Methodology
• Statement on the Current Expected Credit Loss Methodology (CECL) and Stress Testing (PDF)

Results

• Federal Reserve Board releases results of annual bank stress tests, which show that large banks continue to have strong capital levels and could continue lending to households and businesses during a severe recession
• Federal Reserve announces temporary and additional restrictions on bank holding company dividends and share repurchases currently in place will end for most firms after June 30, based on results from upcoming stress test
• Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2021: Supervisory Stress Test Results
• 2021 Stress Test Scenarios
• Stress Test Results, 2013-2021 (CSV)
• Stress Test Results Data Dictionary (PDF)
  • See related data page.

Capital Requirements – Stress Capital Buffer and Reconsiderations

• Federal Reserve Board announces the individual capital requirements for all large banks, effective on October 1
• Large Bank Capital Requirements
• Order Delegating Authority to Provide Stress Capital Buffer Requirements (PDF)