Stress tests

The Fed is preparing to release the results of its annual stress tests in what is likely to be the last iteration of the post-crisis supervisory program before sweeping changes are made.

Following are notable cases where banks were tripped up by the Fed's stress tests either by flunking the numbers (or quantitative) part of the test or raising red flags on a qualitative basis.

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The Federal Reserve will announce the results of its stress tests beginning June 22.

The Fed is working on providing a more helpful guide on how the central bank’s testing models work and taking a lighter touch to supervising bank boards.

The Arkansas company is selling more than $300 million in stock a year before its DFAST test in June 2018.

Federal Reserve official Tim Clark oversaw the development of the agency’s stress testing program. He will see through this year's round of stress tests and leave this summer.

The $701 million acquisition will make Union the biggest community bank based in Virginia.