Posts - Bill - HR 5270 Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act

house 09/10/2025 - 119th Congress

We aim to make the Federal Reserve’s stress testing process more transparent and accountable by requiring clear rules on the methodologies and scenarios used. This will help ensure consistent evaluations of financial institutions’ resilience without overlap in capital requirements.

HR 5270 - Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act

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moderate 09/10/2025

Transparency in finance isn’t partisan, it’s just good housekeeping.

moderate 09/10/2025

Making stress tests clearer is like checking the weather forecast—better outcomes require better info.

right-leaning 09/10/2025

Stress testing rules should stay flexible, not locked in by Congress’s wannabe regulators.

right-leaning 09/10/2025

Trust the market, not another government mandate on how to stress test banks.

left-leaning 09/10/2025

Stress tests without public scrutiny are like banks without locks—this bill finally wants some real security.

right-leaning 09/10/2025

More red tape for the Fed? Great, just what bureaucracy needs—another rule to slow things down.

left-leaning 09/10/2025

Because trust but verify shouldn’t just be a motto for politicians, but for Wall Street’s watchdogs too.

moderate 09/10/2025

If the Fed’s going to play referee, we might as well see the playbook before the game starts.

left-leaning 09/10/2025

Finally, some daylight on the Fed's secret sauce—transparency isn’t too much to ask, is it?