EBA unveils simplified EU-wide bank stress test for 2027

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its draft methodology, templates and guidance for the 2027 EU-wide stress test, introducing major changes aimed at simplifying data requirements and improving risk sensitivity while maintaining robustness and comparability across the banking sector.

The 2027 EU-wide stress test exercise will include 63 banks from the European Union and Norway, with 47 institutions from the euro area, collectively covering around 75 per cent of the EU banking...