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Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement

By Federal Reserve System · Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT

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The Board is adopting a final rule to amend the calculation of the Board's stress capital buffer requirement applicable to certain large bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, U.S. intermediate holding companies of foreign banking organizations, and nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board to reduce the volatility of the stress capital buffer requirement. The final

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FramingThe rule is framed as a response to volatility concerns, presenting the change as a stabilizing measure.

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Implementation DetailSpecifying the new effective date emphasizes the practical timeline for compliance.

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The excerpt does not explain why volatility in the stress capital buffer is a concern, how the changes may affect banks' capital planning, or any stakeholder reactions to the rule.

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The rule aims to make the stress capital buffer requirement less volatile by basing it on an average of recent stress‑test declines, and it provides firms additional time to comply by moving the effective date to January 1.

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