FED Amendments to Increase Transparency of Its Stress Testing Program
FED (or the Board) finalized a set of changes that will increase the transparency of its stress testing program for the nation's largest and most complex banks. FED adopted a final policy statement on the approach to supervisory stress testing conducted under its stress testing and capital plan rules. Also finalized was an enhanced disclosure of the models used in the supervisory stress test conducted under FED's Regulation YY and the capital plan rule. Additionally, FED adopted amendments to its policy statement on the scenario design framework for stress testing. These changes will be effective from April 01, 2019.
As part of the enhanced disclosure, the first change, which will begin for the 2019 stress test cycle and expand in subsequent years, will provide significantly more information about the stress testing models used in the Board's annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). That information will include:
- Ranges of loss rates, estimated using the Board's models, for actual loans held by CCAR firms
- Portfolios of hypothetical loans with loss rates estimated by the Board's models
- More detailed descriptions of the Board's models, such as certain equations and key variables that influence the results of the models
Using this additional information, a firm would be better able to evaluate the risks in its own portfolio or compare the losses from its own models to losses from the Board's models. In response to comments received on the proposal from December 2017, the Board will provide additional information on a number of models, including those used to project operational-risk losses and pre-provision net revenue. The model disclosure will be updated each year and published in the first quarter of the year. In addition, FED finalized the stress testing policy statement, which elaborates on prior disclosures by describing the Board's approach to model development, implementation, and validation. The statement describes seven principles that have guided supervisory stress test modeling in the past and will continue to do so.
Finally, FED modified its framework for the design of the annual hypothetical economic scenarios. The modifications will provide more information on the hypothetical path of the unemployment rate and will introduce a quantitative guide for the hypothetical path of house prices, both of which are key variables for the scenarios. In a change from its proposal, the Board will not add variables to the hypothetical stress test scenario related to funding costs. The Board will further explore incorporating stress to certain types of funding into its stress testing program in the future.
Related Links
- Press Release
- Policy Statement on Scenario Design Framework
- Enhanced Disclosure of Models Used in Stress Test
- Stress Testing Policy Statement
Effective Date: April 01, 2019
Keywords: Americas, US, Banking, Stress Testing, Policy Statement, CCAR, Regulation YY, FED
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