Washington, D.C. - BPI President and CEO Greg Baer issued the following statement regarding the 2026 stress test results:

"Today's stress test results demonstrate the resilience of large banks against a range of macroeconomic shocks.

This year marks a transition between the Federal Reserve's existing stress test framework and an updated one that aims to enhance transparency, reduce volatility and provide opportunities for public comment on the models and scenarios.

We hope that the revised framework will shed more light on inputs and provide more certainty. We have also recommended that the most recent Basel proposal be updated to eliminate overlaps with the stress test. These combined changes will allow banks to plan capital more efficiently and support more lending and capital markets financing."

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