stress tests

In a year where most of the 18 institutions taking the second round of the Federal Reserve's stress tests showed improvements over last year, JPMorgan Chase and Capital One were both forced to adjust their capital plans in order to meet the central bank's minimum thresholds.

A new set of tougher scenarios did little to keep large banks from passing the most recent stress tests mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.

Banks shouldn’t have trouble this year, but the rules may change next year; U.S. authorities are probing possible AML compliance violations at the German bank.

This is the first year that only the largest and most complex banks will be included after the Federal Reserve decided to let smaller firms wait until next year to resume testing.

The pace is torrid now, but it could slow if bank stock prices keep rising and one prominent lawmaker’s proposal to restrict share repurchases gains traction.