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The Federal Reserve completed the bank’s stress test a few weeks ago and announced the results last week.  The Wall Street Journal has compiled the results into a neat interactive chart allowing you to see how each bank ranks in terms of capital needed, Tarp funds and market cap, amongst others.

The Federal Reserve directed at least seven of the nation’s biggest banks to bolster their capital levels by $65 billion while effectively blessing the stability of six others, marking for the first time a bold line between some of the nation’s stronger and weaker banks.

As a result of the government’s two-and-a-half-month examination of the U.S.’s 19 largest financial institutions, at least half a dozen — J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., MetLife Inc., American Express Co., Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and Capital One Financial Corp. …

Banks Need at Least $65 Billion in Capital – WSJ.com.