Big Banks Set to Pay Out Largest Dividends in a Decade<br />By MICHAEL CORKERYJUNE 28, 2017<br />All of the nation’s largest banks passed the latest stress test on Wednesday, the first time all<br />aced the exam since the Federal Reserve began administering the exercise seven years ago.<br />The passing grades shows that the nation’s banking system has sufficiently rebuilt its capital levels since the crippling<br />losses of the 2008 financial crisis, while also learning how to effectively plan for another financial catastrophe.<br />The nation’s 34 largest banks have $1.2 trillion worth of capital cushion — as<br />measured by their common equity — an increase of $750 billion since 2009.
