Fed orders new ‘stress tests’ for biggest banks

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The nation’s largest banks must undergo new stress tests to show they can weather another recession, and the Federal Reserve said those that pass them can boost dividends paid to investors. Banks would need to show the Fed’s bank examiners that they’re in good financial health and that they have adequate capital to absorb potential losses over the next two years.

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