On June 2, 2016, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it would release results from the latest supervisory stress tests on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review will be released on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. The stress tests, conducted pursuant to requirements in the Dodd-Frank Act, and the CCAR exercises aim to help large bank holding companies assess the sufficiency of their capital and capital planning processes, taking into account the unique risks of the institutions and the companies' risk measurement and risk management procedures.
The Federal Reserve Board's press release regarding the stress testing and CCAR results is available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/bcreg/20160602a.htm.
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