Hardest Hit, Weakest Capital: European Stress Tests in Charts
What Was Learned in European Bank Stress Tests?
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The latest round of European banking stress tests showed that many lenders still need to lift their capital levels, and some need to do it quickly.
While there was no pass or fail mark, two of the 51 banks tested by the European Banking Authority fell below the regulatory minimum threshold, the regulator said late Friday. Eight had common equity Tier 1 ratio of less than 7.5 percent under the adverse scenario. Those firms could face extra scrutiny from regulators or investors, analysts at Barclays Plc wrote in a note to clients before the publication.