Read more stress tests stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39443/stress-tests.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:42:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66615/small-banks-may-need-more-fed-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Treasury may have to expand its toxic asset programs and repeat stress tests, particularly for smaller banks, a US bailout watchdog panel finds. While larger banks have begun to recover, smaller financial institutions remain exposed to billions in losses from outstanding commercial property loans and are still unable to...http://www.newser.com/story/66615/small-banks-may-need-more-fed-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 6:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61395/report-seeks-more-bank-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US should run a second round of bank stress tests if it turns out the government was overly optimistic about the economy in the first round, says a report to be presented to Congress today. The Congressional Oversight Panel, which monitors the bailout, applauded the tests thus far, but...http://www.newser.com/story/61395/report-seeks-more-bank-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 8:52:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59621/banks-raised-56b-since-tests-geithner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGovernment stress tests boosted confidence in the nation’s biggest banks and helped them raise $56 billion in needed capital, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told Congress today. His remarks were met by bipartisan skepticism, with members noting that smaller institutions still face severe challenges, the Wall Street Journal reports. “People don’t...http://www.newser.com/story/59621/banks-raised-56b-since-tests-geithner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 14:16:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59536/bofa-raises-135b-with-share-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBank of America has sold shares to fill $13.5 billion of the $34 billion capital hole the Fed's "stress test" uncovered in the bank's balance sheet, Marketwatch reports. The bank—taking advantage of a 40% jump in its share price over the last month—issued 1.25 billion shares...http://www.newser.com/story/59536/bofa-raises-135b-with-share-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 4:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59399/big-losses-loom-at-small-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmall and midsize banks across America could face $100 billion in losses from commercial real-estate loans next year, shrinking their capital in most cases to scary lows. The Wall Street Journal conducted worst-case-scenario stress tests on 900 banks and found crises looming far beyond Wall Street. Small and midsize banks...http://www.newser.com/story/59399/big-losses-loom-at-small-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 20:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59129/some-bank-bosses-face-axe-fdic-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn “evaluation process” following banks’ stress tests will lead to the sacking of some execs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair tells Bloomberg. “Management needs to be evaluated,” she noted. “Have they been doing a good job? Are there people who can do a better job?” Ten banks have...http://www.newser.com/story/59129/some-bank-bosses-face-axe-fdic-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 13:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58744/this-rally-is-for-suckers-courtesy-of-the-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dow has soared a whopping 30% since March 9, but Andy Kessler doesn’t think the good times are here again. “This sure smells to me like a sucker’s rally,” he writes in the Wall Street Journal . Earnings aren’t up. The market is just responding to three government actions: The...http://www.newser.com/story/58744/this-rally-is-for-suckers-courtesy-of-the-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 9:37:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58699/bernanke-risks-remain-despite-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBig banks' response to "stress tests" has been encouraging but they will need to watch out for risks not covered by the tests, Ben Bernanke warned regulators yesterday. The Fed chief—signaling that investment giants like Goldman Sachs can expect tighter scrutiny—said banks should self-test for potentially disastrous "operational,...http://www.newser.com/story/58699/bernanke-risks-remain-despite-stress-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 2:31:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58517/under-pressure-fed-cooked-some-stress-test-results.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of reports that complaining banks cajoled the Federal Reserve into sweetening some stress test results, the Wall Street Journal looks at the hard numbers. Citigroup, for example, was originally supposed to raise $35 billion; the number eventually released was $5.5 billion. The total for Bank of...http://www.newser.com/story/58517/under-pressure-fed-cooked-some-stress-test-results.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 11:39:01 CDT