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Twenty-five lenders in the European Central Bank’s euro-area bank health check are set to fail the regulator’s Comprehensive Assessment, according to a draft communique of the final results, seen by Bloomberg News.

One-hundred-and-five banks are shown passing the review, according to the draft statement. Of the lenders that failed, about 10 will still face capital shortfalls they need to plug, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.

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That figure is likely to change as negotiations continue before the final results are published on Oct. 26, said the person.

“The ECB can’t comment on speculation about the outcome of the comprehensive assessment,” the ECB said in a statement. “Any inferences drawn as to the final outcome of the exercise would be highly speculative until the results are final.”

Banks that raised sufficient capital this year to cover the shortfall won’t have to find fresh funds.

Lenders with a shortfall will have two weeks to submit a capital plan. Banks have until Saturday to sign off on the ECB assessment.

Bloomberg.com