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Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2015: Supervisory Stress Test Methodology and Results

Supervisory Stress Test Results

This section describes the Federal Reserve's projections of RWAs, losses, revenues, expenses, and capital positions for the 31 BHCs participating in DFAST 2015 under the severely adverse and adverse scenarios. Results are presented both in the aggregate for the 31 BHCs and for individual BHCs. The aggregate results provide a sense of the stringency of the adverse and severely adverse scenario projections and the sensitivities of losses, revenues, and capital at these BHCs as a group to the stressed economic and financial market conditions contained in those scenarios. The range of results across individual BHCs reflects differences in business focus, asset composition, revenue and expense sources, as well as differences in portfolio risk characteristics. The comprehensive results for individual BHCs are reported in appendix C.


Severely Adverse Scenario

Stressed Regulatory Capital Ratios and Risk-Weighted Assets

The projections suggest significant declines in capital ratios for nearly all the BHCs under the severely adverse scenario. In the aggregate, each of the four capital ratios calculated in the third quarter of 2014 declines over the course of the planning horizon, with year-end 2016 levels ranging from 2.9 percentage points to 5.2 percentage points lower than at the start of the planning horizon (see table 2).Table 3 presents these ratios for each of the 31 BHCs.

The changes in post-stress capital ratios vary considerably across BHCs (see figure 10). Overall, post-stress capital ratios decline from the beginning to the end of the planning horizon for all but four of the BHCs. The post-stress capital ratios incorporate Federal Reserve projections of the levels of total average assets and RWAs over the planning horizon. Declines in capital ratios in part reflect an increase in projected RWAs over the planning horizon. The increase in RWAs reflects projected asset and loan growth in the scenario and the impact of the scenario's assumed increase in equity market volatility on market risk RWAs at firms with large trading portfolios. The shift from general approach RWA to standardized approach RWA in the first quarter of 2015 for the calculation of regulatory capital ratios resulted in a significant increase in the level of credit-related RWAs for some BHCs.

Projected Losses

The Federal Reserve projects that the 31 BHCs as a group would experience significant losses under the severely adverse scenario. In this scenario, losses are projected to be $490 billion for the 31 BHCs in the aggregate over the nine quarters of the planning horizon. These losses include

  • $340 billion in accrual loan portfolio losses,
  • $18 billion in OTTI and other realized securities losses,
  • $103 billion in trading and/or counterparty losses at the eight BHCs with substantial trading, processing, or custodial operations, and
  • $29 billion in additional losses from items such as loans booked under the fair-value option (see table 2).

The biggest sources of loss are accrual loan portfolios and trading and counterparty positions subject to the global market shock and counterparty default component. Together, these account for 90 percent of the projected losses for the 31 BHCs (figure 9).

Figure 9. Projected losses in the severely adverse scenario

Figure 9. Projected losses in the severely adverse scenario
Loan Losses

Projected losses on consumer-related lending--domestic residential mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer loans--represent 56 percent of projected loan losses and 39 percent of total projected losses for the 31 BHCs (see table 4). This is consistent with the severely adverse scenario, which features high unemployment rates and significant declines in housing prices. Losses on credit card loans are the single largest category of losses at $83 billion, representing 24 percent of total projected loan losses. This is followed by $74 billion of losses across domestic residential mortgage loans, including both first liens and junior liens/home equity lines of credit, and $68 billion across commercial and industrial loans.

For the 31 BHCs as a group, the nine-quarter cumulative loss rate for all accrual loan portfolios is 6.1 percent, where the loss rate is calculated as total projected loan losses over the nine quarters of the planning horizon divided by average loan balances over the horizon. This rate is lower than the overall loan loss rate in DFAST 2014, continuing a trend of declining loan loss rates under the severely adverse scenario over time, as borrower and loan characteristics have continued to improve. Still, this rate is high by historical standards and more severe than any U.S. recession since the 1930s. Total loan loss rates vary significantly across BHCs, ranging between 2.3 percent and 12.2 percent across these institutions (see figure 11).

The differences in total loan loss rates across the BHCs reflect differences in the risk characteristics of the portfolios held by each BHC with regard to both the type of lending of each portfolio and the loans within each portfolio. Loan portfolio composition matters because projected loss rates vary significantly by loan type. In the aggregate, nine-quarter cumulative loss rates vary between 2.9 percent on other loans and 13.1 percent on credit cards, reflecting both differences in typical performance of these loans--some loan types tend to generate higher losses, though generally also higher revenue--and differences in the sensitivity of different types of lending to the severely adverse scenario. In particular, lending categories for which performance is sensitive to unemployment rates or housing prices may experience high stressed loss rates due to the considerable stress on these factors in the severely adverse scenario.

Projected loss rates on most loan categories show similar dispersion across BHCs (see figures D.1 through D.7).30 There are significant differences across BHCs in the projected loan loss rates for similar types of loans. For example, while the median projected loss rate on domestic first-lien residential mortgages is 3.5 percent, the rates among BHCs with first-lien mortgage portfolios vary from a low of 0.9 percent to a high of 12.5 percent. Similarly, for commercial and industrial loans, the range of projected loss rates is from 3.0 percent to 14.0 percent, with a median of 4.8 percent.

Differences in projected loss rates across BHCs primarily reflect differences in loan and borrower characteristics. In addition, some BHCs have taken write-downs on portfolios of impaired loans either purchased or acquired through mergers. Losses on these loans are projected using the same loss models used for loans of the same type, and the resulting loss projections are reduced by the amount of such write-downs. For these BHCs, projected loss rates will be lower than for BHCs that hold similar loans that have not been subject to purchase-related write-downs.

Losses on Trading, Private Equity, SFT, and Derivatives Positions

The severely adverse scenario results include $103 billion in trading losses from the global market shock at the six BHCs with large trading and private-equity exposures and losses from the counterparty default component at the eight BHCs with substantial trading, processing, or custodial operations. Trading and counterparty losses range between $1 billion and $24 billion across the eight BHCs (see table 4), with the largest losses at those BHCs that were subject to both the global market shock and the counterparty default component. Even so, the relative size of losses across firms depends not on nominal portfolio size but rather on the specific risk characteristics of each BHC's trading positions, inclusive of hedges. Importantly, these projected losses are based on the trading positions and counterparty exposures held by these firms on a single date (October 6, 2014) and could have differed if they had been based on a different date.

Projected Pre-provision Net Revenue and Net Income

In the aggregate, the 31 BHCs are projected to generate $310 billion in PPNR cumulatively over the nine quarters of the planning horizon, equal to 2.1 percent of their combined average assets (see table 2). Relatively low PPNR projections reflect low levels of net interest income because of the effect of low interest rates and flattening of the yield curve in the early part of the severely adverse scenario, given the BHCs' current and projected balance sheet composition. The results also reflect low levels of noninterest income, consistent with the falling asset prices, rising equity market volatility, and sharply contracting economic activity in the severely adverse scenario. In addition, the PPNR projections incorporate expenses stemming from estimates of elevated levels of losses from operational-risk events such as fraud, employee lawsuits, litigation-related expenses, or computer system or other operating disruptions, and expenses related to put-backs of mortgages netted against actual mortgage put-back reserves reported by the BHCs.31

The ratio of projected cumulative PPNR to average assets varies across BHCs (see figure 12). A significant portion of this variation reflects differences in business focus across the institutions. For instance, the ratio of PPNR to assets tends to be higher at BHCs focusing on credit card lending, reflecting the higher net interest income that credit cards generally produce relative to other forms of lending.32 Importantly, lower PPNR rates do not necessarily imply lower net income, since the same business focus and revenue risk characteristics determining differences in PPNR across firms could also result in offsetting differences in projected losses across BHCs.

Projected PPNR and losses are the primary determinants of projected pre-tax net income. Table 4 presents projections of the components of pre-tax net income, including provisions into the ALLL and one-time income and expense and extraordinary items, under the severely adverse scenario for each of the 31 BHCs (see table 2 for aggregate). The projections are cumulative for the nine quarters of the planning horizon.

Of note, following U.S. GAAP, the net income projections incorporate loan losses indirectly through provisions, which equal projected loan losses plus the amount needed for the ALLL to be at an appropriate level at the end of each quarter. The $382 billion in total provisions includes $340 billion in net charge-offs, with the remainder being the reserve build. These amounts are cumulative over the planning horizon and mask variation in the ALLL during the course of the nine quarters. Specifically, the projected ALLL increases during the early quarters of the planning horizon, given the increased economic stress in the severely adverse scenario, and then partially retraces this increase as the economic stress abates.

The Federal Reserve's projections of pre-tax net income under the severely adverse scenario imply negative net income at most of the 31 BHCs individually and for the BHCs as a group over the nine-quarter planning horizon. Projected net income before taxes (pre-tax net income) is an aggregate net loss of $222 billion over the planning horizon for the 31 BHCs.

The ratio of pre-tax net income to average assets for each of the 31 BHCs ranges between -5.0 percent and 6.3 percent (see figure 13). Projected cumulative net income for most of the BHCs (24 of 31) is negative over the planning horizon. Differences across the firms reflect differences in the sensitivity of the various components of net income to the economic and financial market conditions in the supervisory scenarios. Projected net income for the eight BHCs subject to global market shock and/or the counterparty default component includes the effect of those additional scenario components in the adverse and severely adverse scenarios, introducing some additional variation in projected net income between these eight BHCs and the other firms participating in DFAST 2015.

Table 2. 31 participating bank holding companies
Projected stressed capital ratios, risk-weighted assets, losses, revenues, net income before taxes, and loan losses
Federal Reserve estimates: Severely adverse scenario

Actual 2014:Q3 projected stressed capital ratios through 2016:Q4
  Actual 2014:Q3 Stressed capital ratios 1
Ending Minimum
Tier 1 common ratio (%) 11.9 8.4 8.3
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (%) 2 n.a. 7.8 7.6
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (%) 13.5 8.6 8.4
Total risk-based capital ratio (%) 16.2 11.0 10.8
Tier 1 leverage ratio (%) 8.8 5.9 5.9

1. The capital ratios are calculated using capital action assumptions provided within the Dodd-Frank Act stress testing rule. These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected losses, revenues, net income before taxes, or capital ratios. The minimum capital ratio presented is for the period 2014:Q4 to 2016:Q4. Return to table

2. Advanced approaches bank holding companies (BHCs) are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for the third and fourth quarter of 2014. All bank holding companies are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for each quarter of 2015 and 2016. An advanced approaches BHC includes any BHC that has consolidated total assets greater than or equal to $250 billion or consolidated total on-balance sheet foreign exposure of at least $10 billion. See 12 CFR 217.100(b)(1). Other BHCs include any BHC that is subject to 12 CFR 225.8 and is not an advanced approaches BHC. Return to table

n.a. Not applicable.

Projected loan losses, by type of loan, 2014:Q4-2016:Q4
  Billions of dollars Portfolio loss rates (%) 1
Loan losses 340.3 6.1
First-lien mortgages, domestic 39.7 3.6
Junior liens and HELOCs, domestic 34.0 8.0
Commercial and industrial 2 67.8 5.4
Commercial real estate, domestic 52.8 8.6
Credit cards 82.9 13.1
Other consumer 3 35.1 5.8
Other loans 4 28.0 2.9

1. Average loan balances used to calculate portfolio loss rates exclude loans held for sale and loans held for investment under the fair-value option and are calculated over nine quarters. Return to table

2. Commercial and industrial loans include small- and medium-enterprise loans and corporate cards. Return to table

3. Other consumer loans include student loans and automobile loans. Return to table

4. Other loans include international real estate loans. Return to table

Actual 2014:Q3 and projected 2016:Q4 risk-weighted assets
  Actual
2014:Q3
Projected 2016:Q4
General approach Standardized approach
Risk-weighted assets
(billions of dollars) 1
8,790.2 9,103.4 9,948.4

1. For each quarter in 2014, risk-weighted assets are calculated using the general risk-based capital approach set forth in 12 CFR 225, appendix A. For each quarter in 2015 and 2016, risk-weighted assets are calculated under the Board's standardized capital risk-based approach in 12 CFR 217, subpart D, except for the risk-weighted assets used to calculate the tier 1 common ratio, which uses the general risk-based capital approach for all quarters. Return to table

Projected losses, revenue, net income and other comprehensive income through 2016:Q4
  Billions of dollars Percent of average assets 1
Pre-provision net revenue 2 309.6 2.1
Other revenue 3 0.0  
less
Provisions 381.9  
Realized losses/gains on securities (AFS/HTM) 17.8  
Trading and counterparty losses 4 102.7  
Other losses/gains 5 29.3  
equals
Net income before taxes -222.2 -1.5
Memo items    
Other comprehensive income 6 -12.4  
Other effects on capital Actual 2014:Q3 2016:Q4
AOCI included in capital (billions of dollars) 7 n.a. -27.9

1. Average assets is the nine-quarter average of total assets. Return to table

2. Pre-provision net revenue includes losses from operational-risk events, mortgage repurchase expenses, and other real estate owned (OREO) costs. Return to table

3. Other revenue includes one-time income and (expense) items not included in pre-provision net revenue. Return to table

4. Trading and counterparty losses include mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments (CVA) losses and losses arising from the counterparty default scenario component applied to derivatives, securities lending, and repurchase agreement activities. Return to table

5. Other losses/gains includes projected change in fair value of loans held for sale and loans held for investment measured under the fair-value option, and goodwill impairment losses. Return to table

6. Other comprehensive income (OCI) is only calculated for advanced approaches BHCs, and other BHCs that opt into the advanced approaches treatment of AOCI. Return to table

7. Certain AOCI items are subject to transition into projected regulatory capital. Those transitions are 20 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2014, 40 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2015, and 60 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2016. Return to table

Table 3. Projected stressed capital ratios under the severely adverse scenario, 2014:Q4-2016:Q4:
31 participating bank holding companies
Bank holding company Tier 1 common ratio
(%)
Common equity tier 1 ratio
(%) 1
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
(%)
Total-risk based
capital ratio
(%)
Tier 1
leverage ratio
(%)
Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum
Ally Financial Inc. 9.7 7.9 7.9 n.a. 8.0 8.0 12.7 10.1 10.1 13.5 11.6 11.6 10.9 8.8 8.8
American Express Company 13.2 15.5 12.6 13.6 15.1 13.0 13.6 15.6 13.5 15.1 17.3 15.4 11.6 13.0 11.4
Bank of America Corporation 11.3 7.4 7.1 12.0 7.2 7.1 12.8 7.9 7.8 15.8 10.4 10.4 7.9 5.1 5.1
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 13.9 16.0 12.6 15.1 15.1 12.6 16.3 16.1 13.6 17.0 16.5 14.2 5.8 6.0 5.2
BB&T Corporation 10.5 8.1 8.1 n.a. 8.2 8.2 12.4 9.8 9.8 15.2 11.8 11.8 9.7 7.4 7.4
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 11.0 6.3 6.3 n.a. 6.9 6.9 11.3 6.9 6.9 13.3 8.7 8.7 9.6 5.5 5.5
BMO Financial Corp. 11.5 9.0 9.0 n.a. 7.4 7.4 11.5 7.4 7.4 15.5 10.3 10.3 8.3 5.2 5.2
Capital One Financial Corporation 12.7 9.5 9.5 12.7 9.4 9.4 13.3 10.1 10.1 15.2 11.8 11.8 10.6 7.9 7.9
Citigroup Inc. 13.4 8.2 8.2 15.1 7.1 6.8 15.1 7.1 6.8 17.7 9.5 9.2 9.0 4.7 4.6
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 12.9 10.7 10.7 n.a. 10.9 10.9 12.9 10.9 10.9 16.1 14.3 14.3 10.9 8.8 8.8
Comerica Incorporated 10.6 9.0 9.0 n.a. 8.7 8.7 10.6 8.7 8.7 12.8 10.5 10.5 10.8 8.9 8.9
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 36.6 34.7 34.7 n.a. 28.6 28.6 36.6 28.6 28.6 37.0 29.8 29.8 11.9 11.0 11.0
Discover Financial Services 14.8 15.3 13.9 n.a. 14.5 13.3 15.6 15.2 14.1 17.8 16.9 15.8 13.7 13.3 12.6
Fifth Third Bancorp 9.6 7.9 7.9 n.a. 7.4 7.4 10.8 8.5 8.5 14.3 11.5 11.5 9.8 7.7 7.7
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 15.2 9.9 6.7 15.1 7.1 5.8 17.0 8.1 6.4 19.8 10.0 8.1 9.0 5.9 5.4
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 14.0 8.9 8.9 16.3 8.9 8.9 17.3 10.0 10.0 26.1 14.8 14.8 9.4 6.0 6.0
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 10.3 9.0 9.0 n.a. 8.7 8.7 11.6 9.4 9.4 13.7 11.6 11.6 9.8 8.0 8.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 10.9 6.5 6.5 11.1 6.4 6.3 12.6 7.3 7.3 15.0 9.6 9.6 7.6 4.6 4.6
KeyCorp 11.3 9.9 9.9 n.a. 9.6 9.6 12.0 9.9 9.9 14.1 12.1 12.1 11.2 9.3 9.3
M&T Bank Corporation 9.8 7.3 7.3 n.a. 7.5 7.5 12.5 8.8 8.8 15.4 11.6 11.6 10.6 6.8 6.8
Morgan Stanley 15.0 8.8 6.2 15.2 8.3 6.3 17.1 8.8 6.5 19.8 11.3 8.6 8.2 4.9 4.5
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 12.7 8.0 8.0 12.7 8.0 8.0 12.7 8.0 8.0 14.6 10.2 10.2 11.4 7.1 7.1
Northern Trust Corporation 12.8 12.4 12.3 12.8 10.9 10.8 13.6 11.4 11.3 16.0 13.6 13.6 7.9 7.4 7.4
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 11.0 9.5 9.5 11.1 8.4 8.4 12.8 9.9 9.9 16.1 12.5 12.5 11.1 8.7 8.7
Regions Financial Corporation 11.8 8.3 8.3 n.a. 8.5 8.5 12.7 9.0 9.0 15.5 11.4 11.4 11.0 7.6 7.6
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 11.0 9.4 9.4 n.a. 10.3 10.3 13.1 10.7 10.7 15.0 12.5 12.5 12.3 9.6 9.6
State Street Corporation 13.9 14.3 12.0 15.0 9.7 8.1 16.7 11.2 9.7 19.1 13.1 11.6 6.4 5.4 4.8
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 9.6 8.2 8.2 n.a. 8.2 8.2 10.5 9.0 9.0 12.3 10.8 10.8 9.5 7.6 7.6
U.S. Bancorp 9.5 8.6 8.5 9.7 8.2 8.1 11.3 9.6 9.6 13.6 11.7 11.7 9.4 8.1 8.0
Wells Fargo & Company 10.8 7.6 7.6 11.1 6.9 6.9 12.6 8.2 8.2 15.6 11.1 11.1 9.6 6.4 6.4
Zions Bancorporation 11.9 5.1 5.1 n.a. 6.0 6.0 14.4 7.3 7.3 16.3 9.4 9.4 11.9 5.9 5.9
31 participating bank holding companies 11.9 8.4 8.3 n.a. 7.8 7.6 13.5 8.6 8.4 16.2 11.0 10.8 8.8 5.9 5.9

Note: The capital ratios are calculated using capital action assumptions provided within the Dodd-Frank Act stress testing rule. These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected losses, revenues, net income before taxes, or capital ratios. The minimum capital ratio presented is for the period 2014:Q4 to 2016:Q4.

1. Advanced approaches bank holding companies (BHCs) are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for the third and fourth quarter of 2014. All bank holding companies are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for each quarter of 2015 and 2016. An advanced approaches BHC includes any BHC that has consolidated total assets greater than or equal to $250 billion or consolidated total on-balance sheet foreign exposure of at least $10 billion. See 12 CFR 217.100(b)(1). Other BHCs include any BHC that is subject to 12 CFR 225.8 and is not an advanced approaches BHC. Return to table

Source: Federal Reserve estimates in the severely adverse scenario.

Table 4. Projected losses, revenues, net income, and other comprehensive income through 2016:Q4 under the severely adverse scenario: 31 participating bank holding companies
Billions of dollars
Bank holding company Sum of revenues Minus sum of provisions and losses Equals Memo items Other effects on capital
Pre-provision net revenue 1 Other
revenue 2
Provisions Realized losses/gains on securities (AFS/HTM) Trading and counterparty losses 3 Other
losses/
gains 4
Net income
before
taxes
Other
compre-
hensive
income 5
AOCI
included
in capital 6
(2016:Q4)
Ally Financial Inc. 4.1 0.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 -2.5 0.0 0.0
American Express Company 23.7 0.0 13.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 -1.4
Bank of America Corporation 34.4 0.0 49.1 0.9 17.6 4.1 -37.3 2.3 -1.1
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 11.8 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.9 1.7 7.2 -0.3 -1.0
BB&T Corporation 8.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 1.1 0.0 3.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 -2.8 0.0 0.0
BMO Financial Corp. 1.1 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.7 0.0 0.0
Capital One Financial Corporation 21.7 0.0 25.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 -4.4 -0.1 -0.3
Citigroup Inc. 29.1 0.0 50.3 3.4 18.5 5.3 -48.4 -5.6 -20.5
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 3.9 0.0 5.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 -1.8 0.0 0.0
Comerica Incorporated 1.7 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 0.0 0.0
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 1.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Discover Financial Services 12.9 0.0 10.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0
Fifth Third Bancorp 4.7 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 0.0 0.0
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.4 0.0 2.8 0.0 17.0 6.8 -24.1 0.0 -0.6
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. -0.7 0.0 7.6 0.1 0.0 0.7 -9.1 0.8 0.2
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 2.2 0.0 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 30.4 0.0 55.5 4.1 23.6 2.1 -54.8 -5.4 -1.3
KeyCorp 3.1 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0
M&T Bank Corporation 4.1 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 -1.4 0.0 0.0
Morgan Stanley 4.1 0.0 3.5 0.2 15.8 3.6 -19.0 0.0 -0.8
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 1.1 0.0 4.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 -4.4 0.0 0.0
Northern Trust Corporation 3.2 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.1 -0.1
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 11.5 0.0 10.8 0.5 0.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.9 -0.3
Regions Financial Corporation 3.7 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.6 0.0 0.0
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 6.2 0.0 8.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 -2.1 0.0 0.0
State Street Corporation 7.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 2.0 0.0 3.3 -2.8 -1.8
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 6.2 0.0 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 -1.0 0.0 0.0
U.S. Bancorp 22.8 0.0 18.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.2 -0.2
Wells Fargo & Company 42.7 0.0 56.4 5.0 7.3 3.2 -29.3 -0.7 1.4
Zions Bancorporation 0.6 0.0 3.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 -2.9 0.0 0.0
31 participating bank holding companies 309.6 0.0 381.9 17.8 102.7 29.3 -222.2 -12.4 -27.9

Note: These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected losses, revenues, or net income before taxes. Estimates may not sum precisely due to rounding.

1. Pre-provision net revenue includes losses from operational-risk events, mortgage repurchase expenses, and other real estate owned costs. Return to table

2. Other revenue includes one-time income and (expense) items not included in pre-provision net revenue. Return to table

3. Trading and counterparty losses include mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments losses and losses arising from the counterparty default scenario component applied to derivatives, securities lending, and repurchase agreement activities. Return to table

4. Other losses/gains includes projected change in fair value of loans held for sale and loans held for investment measured under the fair-value option, and goodwill impairment losses. Return to table

5. Other comprehensive income is only calculated for advanced approaches BHCs and non-advanced approaches BHCs that have not elected to opt out of AOCI inclusion. Only those BHCs include accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in calculations of regulatory capital. Other comprehensive income includes incremental unrealized losses/gains on AFS securities and on any HTM securities that have experienced other than temporary impairment. Return to table

6. Certain AOCI items are subject to transition into projected regulatory capital. Those transitions are 20 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2014, 40 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2015, and 60 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2016. Return to table

Figure 10. Change from 2014:Q3 to minimum tier 1 common ratio in the severely adverse scenario

Figure 10. Change from 2013:Q3 to minimum tier 1 common ratio in the severely adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average assets.

Figure 11. Total loan loss rates in the severely adverse scenario

Figure 11. Total loan loss rates in the severely adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for nine quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average balances.

Table 5. Projected loan losses by type of loan for 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 under the severely adverse scenario:
31 participating bank holding companies
Billions of dollars
Bank holding company Loan
losses
First lien
mortgages,
domestic
Junior liens
and HELOCs,
domestic
Commercial
and
industrial
Commercial
real estate,
domestic 1
Credit
cards
Other
consumer 2
Other
loans 3
Ally Financial Inc. 5.1 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.2 0.0 2.8 0.0
American Express Company 10.5 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 7.3 0.0 0.0
Bank of America Corporation 45.7 7.1 8.2 8.0 5.1 11.7 2.2 3.3
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.6
BB&T Corporation 6.0 0.9 0.3 0.8 2.4 0.2 1.1 0.3
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1
BMO Financial Corp. 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.4
Capital One Financial Corporation 22.2 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.5 14.2 3.3 0.5
Citigroup Inc. 48.3 4.4 3.5 7.4 1.0 20.9 5.9 5.1
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 4.8 0.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.1
Comerica Incorporated 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Discover Financial Services 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9 1.4 0.0
Fifth Third Bancorp 5.2 0.6 0.5 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.1
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 8.2 4.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.3
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.1
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 49.7 5.4 6.7 9.6 5.4 12.9 2.5 7.1
KeyCorp 3.0 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.3
M&T Bank Corporation 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.1
Morgan Stanley 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.6
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 3.8 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.3
Northern Trust Corporation 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 9.6 0.4 0.7 3.7 3.1 0.5 0.8 0.4
Regions Financial Corporation 5.4 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 7.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.0 4.2 0.1
State Street Corporation 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 6.1 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.2 0.1 0.7 0.2
U.S. Bancorp 16.2 1.4 0.9 4.9 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.8
Wells Fargo & Company 48.8 7.3 6.3 10.9 10.3 4.3 5.7 4.0
Zions Bancorporation 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.1
31 participating bank holding companies 340.3 39.7 34.0 67.8 52.8 82.9 35.1 28.0

Note: These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected loan losses.

1. Commercial and industrial loans include small and medium enterprise loans and corporate cards. Return to table

2. Other consumer loans include student loans and automobile loans. Return to table

3. Other loans include international real estate loans. Return to table

Table 6. Projected loan losses by type of loan for 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 under the severely adverse scenario:
31 participating bank holding companies
Percent of average balances1
Bank holding company Loan
losses
First lien
mortgages,
domestic
Junior liens
and HELOCs,
domestic
Commercial
and
industrial
Commercial
real estate,
domestic 2
Credit cards Other
consumer 3
Other loans 4
Ally Financial Inc. 5.0 5.4 8.0 4.5 5.1 0.0 5.2 12.7
American Express Company 9.2 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.3 14.3 0.0
Bank of America Corporation 4.9 3.1 9.2 3.9 8.3 11.4 2.8 2.1
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.3 2.9 9.8 3.3 10.3 0.0 10.6 1.4
BB&T Corporation 4.6 2.7 3.6 4.1 7.0 13.6 6.0 2.0
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 5.7 2.9 6.8 4.6 12.5 14.4 4.0 1.5
BMO Financial Corp. 4.6 3.5 5.0 4.8 7.9 10.7 2.8 3.4
Capital One Financial Corporation 10.8 2.5 7.5 7.6 6.4 18.5 8.8 3.8
Citigroup Inc. 7.2 4.8 11.5 4.6 9.1 15.0 11.9 2.7
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 5.1 2.8 7.2 3.9 11.3 12.5 3.4 1.9
Comerica Incorporated 4.5 2.6 4.9 3.0 7.8 0.0 7.8 6.6
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 4.5 3.8 9.6 9.9 7.9 0.0 2.3 1.4
Discover Financial Services 12.2 5.1 15.0 14.0 31.6 12.7 10.1 4.3
Fifth Third Bancorp 5.6 4.4 5.7 5.0 13.2 14.3 2.7 3.4
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 3.2 5.1 9.3 9.8 6.1 0.0 2.7 2.0
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 8.6 12.5 22.3 3.5 9.6 14.7 7.4 2.7
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 4.2 2.8 4.5 4.0 7.2 14.7 3.2 2.1
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 6.4 3.8 9.7 7.5 6.7 11.0 3.7 4.1
KeyCorp 5.0 4.3 4.5 4.0 8.0 12.8 8.8 2.5
M&T Bank Corporation 5.2 3.7 6.1 3.8 7.5 14.7 6.2 2.5
Morgan Stanley 4.0 1.6 9.3 8.0 19.7 0.0 0.7 4.1
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 5.0 3.1 4.2 4.8 9.0 0.0 14.7 4.1
Northern Trust Corporation 4.9 3.5 13.0 4.0 8.5 0.0 13.1 3.7
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 4.7 1.7 3.0 5.7 9.3 12.1 3.2 1.5
Regions Financial Corporation 6.9 4.7 6.5 4.8 14.7 13.9 5.8 2.8
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 9.6 4.5 4.5 3.6 9.0 14.7 17.2 3.8
State Street Corporation 3.3 0.0 0.0 4.8 29.4 0.0 0.6 2.7
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 4.5 4.0 7.1 4.5 6.9 13.9 3.4 1.5
U.S. Bancorp 6.5 2.4 5.3 7.8 11.0 14.7 3.4 3.7
Wells Fargo & Company 5.8 2.9 7.9 6.7 8.3 14.8 6.6 3.4
Zions Bancorporation 6.5 0.9 4.2 6.8 8.2 14.7 11.6 4.6
31 participating bank holding companies 6.1 3.6 8.0 5.4 8.6 13.1 5.8 2.9

Note: These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected loan losses.

1. Average loan balances used to calculate portfolio loss rates exclude loans held for sale and loans held for investment under the fair-value option, and are calculated over nine quarters. Return to table

2. Commercial and industrial loans include small and medium enterprise loans and corporate cards. Return to table

3. Other consumer loans include student loans and automobile loans. Return to table

4. Other loans include international real estate loans. Return to table

Figure 12. PPNR rates in the severely adverse scenario

Figure 12. PPNR rates in the severely adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average assets.

Figure 13. Pre-tax net income rates in the severely adverse scenario

Figure 13. Pre-tax net income rates in the severely adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average assets.

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Adverse Scenario

Stressed Capital Ratios and Risk-Weighted Assets

The adverse scenario projections suggest moderate declines in aggregate capital ratios for the 31 BHCs. The aggregate tier 1 common capital ratio is projected to fall 1.1 percentage points to its minimum over the planning horizon and to be 0.2 percentage points lower at the end of the planning horizon (see table 7). In addition, at the end of the planning horizon, the tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and the total risk-based capital ratio are 2.7 and 3.2 percentage points lower than at the start of the planning horizon, respectively. The tier 1 leverage ratio is projected to decline 1.5 percentage points over the planning horizon. Finally, the common equity tier 1 capital ratio reaches a minimum of 9.5 percent before increasing to 9.8 percent at the end of the planning horizon.

The projected decreases in post-stress capital ratios are smaller than those under the severely adverse scenario, reflecting the less severe macroeconomic conditions assumed in the adverse scenario. As compared to the severely adverse scenario, the adverse scenario projections imply higher aggregate net income driven by higher PPNR and lower losses. Offsetting somewhat the effect of aggregate higher net income on capital, the adverse scenario also features more robust projected balance sheet and risk-weighted asset growth than the severely adverse scenario, which on net tends to reduce post-stress capital ratios.

Projected Losses

The Federal Reserve's projections suggest that the 31 BHCs as a group would face elevated losses under the adverse scenario, though not as large as the losses under the severely adverse scenario. In this scenario, total losses are projected to equal nearly $315 billion for the 31 BHCs over the nine-quarter planning horizon.

These losses include

  • $235 billion in accrual loan losses,
  • $9 billion in OTTI and other realized securities losses,
  • $55 billion in losses from the global market shock and the largest counterparty default components, and
  • $16 billion in additional losses from items such as loans booked under the fair-value option.

These results are presented in aggregate (table 7) and individually for each of the 31 BHCs (appendix C). Aggregate loss amounts are lower than those projected under the severely adverse scenario, once again reflecting the relatively less stressful macroeconomic and financial market conditions assumed in the adverse scenario.

Figure 14. Projected losses in the adverse scenario

Figure14. Projected losses in the adverse scenario
Loan Losses

As in the severely adverse scenario, the accrual loan portfolio is the largest source of losses in the adverse scenario, accounting for $235 billion of projected losses for the 31 BHCs. The lower peak unemployment rate and more moderate residential and commercial real estate price declines in the adverse scenario result in lower projected accrual loan losses on consumer and real estate-related loans. The nine-quarter loan loss rate of 4.1 percent is below the peak industry-level rate reached during the recent financial crisis but still higher than the rate during any other period since the Great Depression of the 1930s. As in the severely adverse scenario results, there is considerable diversity across firms in projected loan loss rates, both in the aggregate and by loan type (see figures 16 and D.8 to D.14).

Losses on Trading, Private Equity, and Derivatives Positions

Projected losses resulting from the impact of the global market shock and the largest counterparty default on trading, private equity, and counterparty exposures for the eight BHCs with large trading, processing, or custodial operations equal $55 billion under the adverse scenario. These losses are slightly more than half those projected under the severely adverse scenario, reflecting the less severe market shocks assumed in the global market shock component of the adverse scenario.

Projected Pre-provision Net Revenue and Net Income

Aggregate PPNR is projected to equal $501 billion for the 31 BHCs under the adverse scenario, equal to 3.4 percent of average projected assets for these firms. Under the adverse scenario, projected PPNR is bolstered by high projected net interest income, driven largely by the increasing interest rates assumed in the scenario as well as by moderate loan portfolio growth over the planning horizon. As compared to the severely adverse scenario, PPNR is also strengthened by lower projected operational risk and mortgage repurchase losses, with the latter being consistent with the adverse scenario's more moderate housing price decline. As in the severely adverse scenario, projected ratios of PPNR to assets vary significantly across the 31 BHCs, reflecting differences in business focus as well as differences in sensitivities to the conditions assumed in the Federal Reserve's adverse scenario (see figure 17).

In the aggregate, the 31 BHCs are projected to have cumulative pre-tax net income of $178 billion over the nine-quarter planning horizon under the adverse scenario. Twenty-seven of the BHCs are projected to have positive cumulative pre-tax net income, though about half experience at least one quarter of negative net income during the planning horizon. The higher net income, as compared to the severely adverse scenario projections, reflects the combination of higher projected PPNR and lower projected losses, especially on trading, private equity and counterparty positions, and on the accrual loan portfolio. The $244 billion in total provisions reported in table 7 includes $235 billion in net charge-offs, with the remainder being the reserve build.

While aggregate pre-tax net income under the adverse scenario is positive, it is low relative to historical standards, with an implied nine-quarter return on assets (ROA) of 1.2 percent. Projected nine-quarter ROA under the adverse scenario ranges between -0.6 and 9.3 percent for the 31 BHCs (see figure 18).

Higher long-term interest rates and wider credit spreads assumed in the scenario result in -$121 billion of other comprehensive income over the nine quarters of the planning horizon for those BHCs. Reflecting the gradual phasing-in of portions of AOCI in the revised regulatory capital framework, -$93 billion in AOCI is included in post-stress regulatory capital as of the fourth quarter of 2016.

Table 7. 31 participating bank holding companies
Projected stressed capital ratios, risk-weighted assets, losses, revenues, net income before taxes, and loan losses
Federal Reserve estimates: Adverse scenario

Actual 2014:Q3 projected stressed capital ratios through 2016:Q4
  Actual 2014:Q3 Stressed capital ratios 1
Ending Minimum
Tier 1 common ratio (%) 11.9 11.7 10.8
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (%) 2 n.a. 9.8 9.5
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (%) 13.5 10.8 10.4
Total risk-based capital ratio (%) 16.2 13.0 12.8
Tier 1 leverage ratio (%) 8.8 7.3 7.2

1. The capital ratios are calculated using capital action assumptions provided within the Dodd-Frank Act stress testing rule. These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected losses, revenues, net income before taxes, or capital ratios. The minimum capital ratio presented is for the period 2014:Q4 to 2016:Q4. Return to table

2. Advanced approaches bank holding companies (BHCs) are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for the third and fourth quarter of 2014. All bank holding companies are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for each quarter of 2015 and 2016. An advanced approaches BHC includes any BHC that has consolidated total assets greater than or equal to $250 billion or consolidated total on-balance sheet foreign exposure of at least $10 billion. See 12 CFR 217.100(b)(1). Other BHCs include any BHC that is subject to 12 CFR 225.8 and is not an advanced approaches BHC. Return to table

n.a. Not applicable.

Projected loan losses, by type of loan, 2014:Q4-2016:Q4
  Billions of dollars Portfolio loss rates (%) 1
Loan losses 234.9 4.1
First-lien mortgages, domestic 27.9 2.5
Junior liens and HELOCs, domestic 22.7 5.3
Commercial and industrial 2 42.5 3.4
Commercial real estate, domestic 30.9 5.0
Credit cards 67.1 10.5
Other consumer 3 27.6 4.5
Other loans 4 16.3 1.7

1. Average loan balances used to calculate portfolio loss rates exclude loans held for sale and loans held for investment under the fair-value option and are calculated over nine quarters. Return to table

2. Commercial and industrial loans include small- and medium-enterprise loans and corporate cards. Return to table

3. Other consumer loans include student loans and automobile loans. Return to table

4. Other loans include international real estate loans. Return to table

Actual 2014:Q3 and projected 2016:Q4 risk-weighted assets
  Actual
2014:Q3
Projected 2016:Q4
General approach Standardized approach
Risk-weighted assets
(billions of dollars) 1
8,790.2 9,430.4 10,262.0

1. For each quarter in 2014, risk-weighted assets are calculated using the general risk-based capital approach set forth in 12 CFR 225, appendix A. For each quarter in 2015 and 2016, risk-weighted assets are calculated under the Board's standardized capital risk-based approach in 12 CFR 217, subpart D, except for the risk-weighted assets used to calculate the tier 1 common ratio, which uses the general risk-based capital approach for all quarters. Return to table

Projected losses, revenue, net income and other comprehensive income through 2016:Q4
  Billions of dollars Percent of average assets 1
Pre-provision net revenue 2 501.3 3.4
Other revenue 3 0.0  
less
Provisions 244.0  
Realized losses/gains on securities (AFS/HTM) 8.6  
Trading and counterparty losses 4 54.9  
Other losses/gains 5 16.0  
equals
Net income before taxes 177.8 1.2
Memo items    
Other comprehensive income 6 -120.5  
Other effects on capital Actual 2014:Q3 2016:Q4
AOCI included in capital (billions of dollars) 7 n.a. -92.7

1. Average assets is the nine-quarter average of total assets. Return to table

2. Pre-provision net revenue includes losses from operational-risk events, mortgage repurchase expenses, and other real estate owned (OREO) costs. Return to table

3. Other revenue includes one-time income and (expense) items not included in pre-provision net revenue. Return to table

4. Trading and counterparty losses include mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments (CVA) losses and losses arising from the counterparty default scenario component applied to derivatives, securities lending, and repurchase agreement activities. Return to table

5. Other losses/gains includes projected change in fair value of loans held for sale and loans held for investment measured under the fair-value option, and goodwill impairment losses. Return to table

6. Other comprehensive income (OCI) is only calculated for advanced approaches BHCs, and other BHCs that opt into the advanced approaches treatment of AOCI. Return to table

7. Certain AOCI items are subject to transition into projected regulatory capital. Those transitions are 20 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2014, 40 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2015, and 60 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2016. Return to table

Table 8. Projected stressed capital ratios under the adverse scenario, 2014:Q4-2016:Q4:
31 participating bank holding companies
Bank holding company Tier 1 common ratio
(%)
Common equity tier 1 ratio
(%) 1
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
(%)
Total-risk based
capital ratio
(%)
Tier 1
leverage ratio
(%)
Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum Actual 2014:Q3 Ending Minimum
Ally Financial Inc. 9.7 9.5 9.3 n.a. 9.4 9.4 12.7 11.6 11.6 13.5 13.0 13.0 10.9 9.9 9.9
American Express Company 13.2 17.5 12.8 13.6 17.1 13.4 13.6 17.6 14.0 15.1 19.3 15.8 11.6 14.4 11.6
Bank of America Corporation 11.3 11.5 10.0 12.0 8.5 8.0 12.8 9.7 9.1 15.8 11.8 11.5 7.9 6.2 5.9
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 13.9 19.6 13.3 15.1 16.1 12.7 16.3 17.1 13.9 17.0 17.4 14.3 5.8 6.3 5.2
BB&T Corporation 10.5 9.4 8.9 n.a. 9.7 9.3 12.4 11.2 10.9 15.2 13.3 13.1 9.7 8.5 8.3
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 11.0 9.5 9.5 n.a. 10.0 10.0 11.3 10.0 10.0 13.3 11.7 11.7 9.6 7.8 7.8
BMO Financial Corp. 11.5 12.4 11.5 n.a. 11.5 10.5 11.5 11.5 10.5 15.5 13.9 13.9 8.3 7.9 7.4
Capital One Financial Corporation 12.7 11.5 11.5 12.7 10.4 10.4 13.3 11.1 11.1 15.2 12.8 12.8 10.6 8.5 8.5
Citigroup Inc. 13.4 12.5 11.5 15.1 9.4 9.3 15.1 9.6 9.4 17.7 11.8 11.7 9.0 6.2 6.1
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 12.9 12.3 12.1 n.a. 12.5 12.3 12.9 12.5 12.3 16.1 15.9 15.8 10.9 10.0 9.9
Comerica Incorporated 10.6 10.9 10.4 n.a. 10.7 10.1 10.6 10.7 10.1 12.8 11.9 11.8 10.8 10.7 10.4
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 36.6 40.6 36.3 n.a. 33.8 30.2 36.6 33.8 30.2 37.0 34.6 30.6 11.9 12.8 11.8
Discover Financial Services 14.8 16.8 14.3 n.a. 16.1 14.1 15.6 16.8 14.9 17.8 18.4 16.7 13.7 14.4 13.0
Fifth Third Bancorp 9.6 9.7 9.3 n.a. 9.3 9.0 10.8 10.3 10.1 14.3 12.6 12.6 9.8 9.2 9.1
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 15.2 14.5 12.9 15.1 10.2 9.2 17.0 11.4 10.5 19.8 13.2 12.4 9.0 8.1 7.8
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 14.0 14.4 13.9 16.3 11.3 11.1 17.3 12.7 12.5 26.1 16.6 16.6 9.4 7.6 7.5
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 10.3 10.1 10.0 n.a. 9.8 9.7 11.6 10.5 10.4 13.7 12.4 12.4 9.8 8.8 8.8
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 10.9 10.1 9.6 11.1 9.1 8.8 12.6 10.3 10.0 15.0 12.1 12.1 7.6 6.3 6.3
KeyCorp 11.3 11.3 10.8 n.a. 10.9 10.5 12.0 11.2 10.9 14.1 13.1 12.9 11.2 10.4 10.2
M&T Bank Corporation 9.8 9.4 9.3 n.a. 9.7 9.5 12.5 11.0 10.9 15.4 13.7 13.7 10.6 8.3 8.3
Morgan Stanley 15.0 14.0 12.2 15.2 11.9 10.7 17.1 13.1 11.9 19.8 15.5 14.4 8.2 7.0 6.7
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 12.7 11.3 11.3 12.7 11.4 11.4 12.7 11.4 11.4 14.6 13.3 13.3 11.4 9.8 9.8
Northern Trust Corporation 12.8 14.3 12.5 12.8 11.7 10.9 13.6 12.2 11.5 16.0 14.0 13.5 7.9 7.8 7.4
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 11.0 11.2 10.7 11.1 9.8 9.5 12.8 11.1 10.9 16.1 13.5 13.5 11.1 9.7 9.6
Regions Financial Corporation 11.8 10.7 10.6 n.a. 10.7 10.7 12.7 11.4 11.4 15.5 13.8 13.7 11.0 9.5 9.5
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 11.0 11.5 11.5 n.a. 12.2 12.2 13.1 13.0 13.0 15.0 14.9 14.9 12.3 11.5 11.5
State Street Corporation 13.9 17.5 12.8 15.0 10.0 8.7 16.7 11.5 10.3 19.1 13.3 12.0 6.4 5.5 5.0
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 9.6 10.0 9.4 n.a. 10.3 9.8 10.5 11.1 10.7 12.3 12.8 12.4 9.5 9.2 9.0
U.S. Bancorp 9.5 10.5 9.3 9.7 9.4 8.8 11.3 10.8 10.3 13.6 12.9 12.4 9.4 8.9 8.6
Wells Fargo & Company 10.8 10.0 9.8 11.1 8.4 8.4 12.6 9.7 9.6 15.6 12.3 12.3 9.6 7.4 7.4
Zions Bancorporation 11.9 10.4 10.4 n.a. 10.3 10.3 14.4 12.3 12.3 16.3 14.4 14.4 11.9 9.8 9.8
31 participating bank holding companies 11.9 11.7 10.8 n.a. 9.8 9.5 13.5 10.8 10.4 16.2 13.0 12.8 8.8 7.3 7.2

Note: The capital ratios are calculated using capital action assumptions provided within the Dodd-Frank Act stress testing rule. These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected losses, revenues, net income before taxes, or capital ratios. The minimum capital ratio presented is for the period 2014:Q4 to 2016:Q4.

1. Advanced approaches bank holding companies (BHCs) are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for the third and fourth quarter of 2014. All bank holding companies are subject to the common equity tier 1 ratio for each quarter of 2015 and 2016. An advanced approaches BHC includes any BHC that has consolidated total assets greater than or equal to $250 billion or consolidated total on-balance sheet foreign exposure of at least $10 billion. See 12 CFR 217.100(b)(1). Other BHCs include any BHC that is subject to 12 CFR 225.8 and is not an advanced approaches BHC. Return to table

Source: Federal Reserve estimates in the severely adverse scenario.

Table 9. Projected losses, revenues, net income, and other comprehensive income through 2016:Q4 under the adverse scenario: 31 participating bank holding companies
Billions of dollars
Bank holding company Sum of revenues Minus sum of provisions and losses Equals Memo items Other effects on capital
Pre-provision net revenue 1 Other
revenue 2
Provisions Realized losses/gains on securities (AFS/HTM) Trading and counterparty losses 3 Other
losses/
gains 4
Net income
before
taxes
Other
compre-
hensive
income 5
AOCI
included
in capital 6
(2016:Q4)
Ally Financial Inc. 4.5 0.0 4.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
American Express Company 25.9 0.0 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.1 -0.3 -1.6
Bank of America Corporation 61.6 0.0 29.2 0.5 9.1 2.2 20.6 -26.0 -18.0
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 19.4 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.7 0.9 16.6 -6.1 -4.5
BB&T Corporation 9.7 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.0
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 1.8 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0
BMO Financial Corp. 2.4 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
Capital One Financial Corporation 23.1 0.0 20.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.9 -2.5 -1.8
Citigroup Inc. 50.9 0.0 34.8 2.0 10.1 3.5 0.5 -20.2 -29.3
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 4.8 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0
Comerica Incorporated 2.8 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 2.8 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 -0.1
Discover Financial Services 13.5 0.0 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
Fifth Third Bancorp 6.3 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 19.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 9.9 3.4 4.1 0.0 -0.6
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 4.5 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.7 -2.3 -1.7
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 2.5 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 70.5 0.0 33.7 2.3 12.2 1.1 21.2 -22.8 -11.7
KeyCorp 4.1 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.0
M&T Bank Corporation 5.3 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0
Morgan Stanley 16.6 0.0 2.0 0.1 8.1 1.7 4.7 -3.7 -3.1
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 2.2 0.0 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.7 0.0 0.0
Northern Trust Corporation 4.8 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 -1.0 -0.8
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 15.8 0.0 6.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 9.3 -3.4 -1.8
Regions Financial Corporation 4.9 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 6.6 0.0 5.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
State Street Corporation 10.9 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.0 9.2 -6.5 -4.1
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 8.7 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.4 0.0 0.0
U.S. Bancorp 27.1 0.0 11.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.8 -3.7 -2.5
Wells Fargo & Company 66.5 0.0 33.2 2.1 4.0 1.7 25.5 -21.9 -11.3
Zions Bancorporation 1.5 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0
31 participating bank holding companies 501.3 0.0 244.0 8.6 54.9 16.0 177.8 -120.5 -92.7

Note: These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected losses, revenues, or net income before taxes. Estimates may not sum precisely due to rounding.

1. Pre-provision net revenue includes losses from operational-risk events, mortgage repurchase expenses, and other real estate owned costs. Return to table

2. Other revenue includes one-time income and (expense) items not included in pre-provision net revenue. Return to table

3. Trading and counterparty losses include mark-to-market and credit valuation adjustments losses and losses arising from the counterparty default scenario component applied to derivatives, securities lending, and repurchase agreement activities. Return to table

4. Other losses/gains includes projected change in fair value of loans held for sale and loans held for investment measured under the fair-value option, and goodwill impairment losses. Return to table

5. Other comprehensive income is only calculated for advanced approaches BHCs and non-advanced approaches BHCs that have not elected to opt out of AOCI inclusion. Only those BHCs include accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in calculations of regulatory capital. Other comprehensive income includes incremental unrealized losses/gains on AFS securities and on any HTM securities that have experienced other than temporary impairment. Return to table

6. Certain AOCI items are subject to transition into projected regulatory capital. Those transitions are 20 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2014, 40 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2015, and 60 percent included in projected regulatory capital for 2016. Return to table

Figure 15. Change from 2014:Q3 to minimum tier 1 common ratio in the adverse scenario

Figure 15. Change from 2013:Q3 to minimum tier 1 common ratio in the adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average balances.

Figure 16. Total loan loss rates in the adverse scenario

Figure 16. Total loan loss rates in the adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average balances.

Table 10. Projected loan losses by type of loan for 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 under the adverse scenario:
31 participating bank holding companies
Billions of dollars
Bank holding company Loan
losses
First lien
mortgages,
domestic
Junior liens
and HELOCs,
domestic
Commercial
and
industrial
Commercial
real estate,
domestic 1
Credit
cards
Other
consumer 2
Other
loans 3
Ally Financial Inc. 3.5 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 2.0 0.0
American Express Company 8.1 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0
Bank of America Corporation 31.0 4.9 5.4 4.7 2.9 9.4 1.7 2.0
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4
BB&T Corporation 3.9 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.8 0.2
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1
BMO Financial Corp. 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2
Capital One Financial Corporation 17.2 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.9 11.8 2.5 0.3
Citigroup Inc. 36.0 3.0 2.3 4.8 0.5 17.0 5.2 3.1
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 3.3 0.3 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.1
Comerica Incorporated 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Discover Financial Services 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 1.2 0.0
Fifth Third Bancorp 3.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 6.1 3.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 33.1 3.6 4.2 5.9 3.0 10.3 2.0 4.0
KeyCorp 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2
M&T Bank Corporation 3.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
Morgan Stanley 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
Northern Trust Corporation 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 6.1 0.3 0.4 2.3 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.3
Regions Financial Corporation 3.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.0 3.3 0.0
State Street Corporation 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 4.2 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.1
U.S. Bancorp 10.8 1.0 0.6 3.2 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.5
Wells Fargo & Company 32.0 4.5 4.0 7.2 6.0 3.5 4.5 2.3
Zions Bancorporation 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1
31 participating bank holding companies 234.9 27.9 22.7 42.5 30.9 67.1 27.6 16.3

Note: These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected loan losses.

1. Commercial and industrial loans include small and medium enterprise loans and corporate cards. Return to table

2. Other consumer loans include student loans and automobile loans. Return to table

3. Other loans include international real estate loans. Return to table

Table 11. Projected loan losses by type of loan for 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 under the adverse scenario:
31 participating bank holding companies
Percent of average balances1
Bank holding company Loan
losses 1
First lien
mortgages,
domestic
Junior liens
and HELOCs,
domestic
Commercial
and
industrial
Commercial
real estate,
domestic 2
Credit cards Other
consumer 3
Other loans 4
Ally Financial Inc. 3.4 4.3 5.3 2.8 2.8 0.0 3.7 7.1
American Express Company 7.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 7.2 12.2 0.0
Bank of America Corporation 3.3 2.1 5.9 2.3 4.7 9.0 2.0 1.2
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 1.5 2.1 6.3 2.0 5.9 0.0 8.6 0.9
BB&T Corporation 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.6 4.2 10.8 4.2 1.2
BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. 3.5 2.0 5.2 2.8 7.2 11.9 3.0 0.9
BMO Financial Corp. 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 4.9 8.5 2.2 1.9
Capital One Financial Corporation 8.3 1.5 5.6 5.0 3.9 15.1 6.5 2.0
Citigroup Inc. 5.3 3.3 7.3 3.0 5.1 12.1 10.3 1.6
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 3.5 1.9 5.5 2.3 6.6 10.3 2.7 1.0
Comerica Incorporated 2.6 1.8 3.1 1.7 4.4 0.0 6.4 3.4
Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation 2.7 2.8 6.0 5.6 4.5 0.0 2.0 0.8
Discover Financial Services 9.8 3.9 12.9 10.6 18.3 10.1 8.7 2.3
Fifth Third Bancorp 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.0 7.8 10.9 2.0 2.2
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1.9 3.8 5.6 5.5 3.5 0.0 2.3 1.3
HSBC North America Holdings Inc. 6.4 10.0 19.2 1.9 5.3 11.9 6.4 1.5
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 2.8 2.2 3.4 2.5 4.5 11.9 2.4 1.2
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 4.2 2.5 6.0 4.6 3.6 8.7 3.0 2.3
KeyCorp 3.2 3.4 3.3 2.2 4.8 10.1 7.1 1.5
M&T Bank Corporation 3.6 2.8 4.7 2.5 4.6 11.9 4.3 1.4
Morgan Stanley 2.3 1.0 5.6 4.4 10.8 0.0 0.7 2.4
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation 2.8 1.9 1.8 2.7 4.9 0.0 11.9 2.2
Northern Trust Corporation 3.1 2.6 9.1 2.2 5.0 0.0 10.4 2.0
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 2.9 1.0 1.8 3.4 5.5 9.5 2.6 0.9
Regions Financial Corporation 4.5 4.0 4.8 2.8 8.9 11.0 4.4 1.7
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. 6.8 3.6 3.2 2.2 5.3 11.9 13.2 2.2
State Street Corporation 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 17.0 0.0 0.6 1.7
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 3.1 3.3 5.5 2.5 4.1 10.7 2.5 0.9
U.S. Bancorp 4.3 1.8 3.5 5.0 6.4 11.8 2.5 2.2
Wells Fargo & Company 3.7 1.8 5.0 4.3 4.8 12.0 5.1 1.9
Zions Bancorporation 3.8 0.4 2.6 4.2 4.7 11.9 9.3 2.7
31 participating bank holding companies 4.1 2.5 5.3 3.4 5.0 10.5 4.5 1.7

Note: These projections represent hypothetical estimates that involve an economic outcome that is more adverse than expected. These estimates are not forecasts of expected loan losses.

1. Average loan balances used to calculate portfolio loss rates exclude loans held for sale and loans held for investment under the fair-value option, and are calculated over nine quarters. Return to table

2. Commercial and industrial loans include small and medium enterprise loans and corporate cards. Return to table

3. Other consumer loans include student loans and automobile loans. Return to table

4. Other loans include international real estate loans. Return to table

Figure 17. PPNR rates in the adverse scenario

Figure 17. PPNR rates in the adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average assets.

Figure 18. Pre-tax net income rates in the adverse scenario

Figure 18. Pre-tax net income rates in the adverse scenario
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Note: Estimates are for the nine-quarter period from 2014:Q4-2016:Q4 as a percent of average assets.

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References

30. Losses are calculated based on the exposure at default, which includes both outstanding balances and any additional drawdown of the credit line that occurs prior to default, while loss rates are calculated as a percent of average outstanding balances over the planning horizon. See appendix B for more detail on the models used to project net income and stressed capital. Return to text

31. These estimates are conditional on the hypothetical adverse and severely adverse scenario and on conservative assumptions. They are not a supervisory estimate of the BHCs' current or expected legal liability. Return to text

32. As noted, credit card lending also tends to generate relatively high loss rates, so the higher PPNR rates at these BHCs do not necessarily indicate higher profitability. Return to text

Last update: March 31, 2015

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