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The stress test has helped banks more than double their capital levels over the past decade-plus.

A recent survey shows small business owners are feeling more optimistic about the economy following the election. The Uncertainty Index declined 12 points in November to 98, following October’s pre-election record high of 110. NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg said small business owners became more certain about future business conditions following the presidential election, breaking a nearly three-year streak of record high uncertainty.

In a statement, groups including the American Bankers Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the lawsuit "seeks to resolve longstanding legal violations by subjecting the stress test process to public input as required by federal law."

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Monday it was considering major changes to its annual bank "stress tests" in light of recent legal developments, including allowing lenders to provide comment on the models it uses, in a major victory for Wall Street banks. The Fed said it may also allow lenders to provide input on the hypothetical scenarios it uses for the annual bank health checks, and it may also average results over two years to reduce annual volatility in how much capital banks must set aside to absorb potential losses. Created following the 2007-2009 financial crisis, the tests assess whether big lenders could weather an economic shock.

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