Richmond Fed Publication Reports on Stress Testing of Banks

(firmenpresse) - RICHMOND, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/13 -- How can regulators make sure that America's banks are ready to weather a future crisis in the economy? There are no guaranteed solutions, but many believe that part of the answer is subjecting banks to stress tests. What is stress testing, and how does it work? This in looks at these and other questions about this recent addition to regulators' toolkits.

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Region Focus is the economics magazine of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. It covers economic issues affecting the Fifth Federal Reserve District (the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia) and the nation.

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