Fed Says Most Top Banks Passed Stress Tests

By REUTERS, New York Times
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 3:27pm

The Federal Reserve also said on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bancorp and others could raise dividends or buy back stock.

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