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\n\nNothing here would change your bank account, your fees, or your paperwork. The Federal Reserve tests whether big banks could survive a bad economy. Right now, much of how the Fed grades them stays private. Within 90 days, the Fed would have to publish those models and methods in a rule. Later changes to the methods would need public notice and comment first. The Fed would also have to release each test scenario at least 60 days early.\n\nOther parts would change the tests themselves. The Fed could no longer run climate-related stress tests on banks or other finance firms. The cash cushion a big bank must hold would be set from more than one year of test results. And the Fed could not count the same risk twice when setting that cushion. A government watchdog would review the whole program every three years.
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