Stress tests on 33 U.S. bank holding companies finds the lenders could weather $526B in losses in the Fed's severely adverse scenario, which includes a major global recession, a sharp rise in unemployment, heightened financial stress, and even negative Treasury yields.

The aggregate CET1 ratio would fall from an actual 12.3% in Q4 of 2015 to 8.4% in Q1 of 2018 under the severely adverse scenario.

The results of the CCAR - banks' capital return plans - are due in one week.

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