(a) In general.
(1) A foreign savings and loan holding
company subject to this subpart must:
(i) Be subject on a consolidated basis
to a capital stress testing regime by its home-country supervisor
that meets the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this section; and
(ii) Conduct such
stress tests or be subject to a supervisory stress test and meet any
minimum standards set by its home-country supervisor with respect
to the stress tests.
(2) The capital stress testing regime of a foreign savings and loan
holding company’s home-country supervisor must include:
(i) A supervisory capital stress
test conducted by the relevant home-country supervisor or an evaluation
and review by the home-country supervisor of an internal capital adequacy
stress test conducted by the foreign savings and loan holding company,
conducted on at least a biennial basis; and
(ii) Requirements for governance and
controls of stress testing practices by relevant management and the
board of directors (or equivalent thereof).
(b) Additional standards.
(1) Unless the Board otherwise determines
in writing, a foreign savings and loan holding company that does not
meet each of the requirements in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this
section must:
(i) Conduct
an annual stress test of its U.S. subsidiaries to determine whether
those subsidiaries have the capital necessary to absorb losses as
a result of adverse economic conditions; and
(ii) Report on at least a biennial basis
a summary of the results of the stress test to the Board that includes
a description of the types of risks included in the stress test, a
description of the conditions or scenarios used in the stress test,
a summary description of the methodologies used in the stress test,
estimates of aggregate losses, pre-provision net revenue, total loan
loss provisions, net income before taxes and pro forma regulatory
capital ratios required to be computed by the home-country supervisor
of the foreign savings and loan holding company and any other relevant
capital ratios, and an explanation of the most significant causes
for any changes in regulatory capital ratios.
(2) An enterprise-wide stress test that
is approved by the Board may meet the stress test requirement of paragraph
(b)(1)(ii) of this section.