On October 23, regulators released the economic scenarios that will be used by financial institutions with total assets of over $10 billion for stress tests required under Dodd-Frank. The baseline, adverse, and severely adverse scenarios include 28 variables that reflect economic activity, including unemployment, exchange rates, prices, income, interest rates, and other relevant parameters of the economy. Regulatory review will cover 31 companies that will have to submit their capital plans on or before January 5, 2015. Fed Release. FDIC Release.
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