Three of Britain ’s largest lenders have struggled in stress tests as the Bank of England warned of “ elevated ” risks after the Brexit vote . The Royal Bank of Scotland must bolster its balance sheet by £ 2bn after failing the stress tests . BP and Standard Chartered also fell short on some measures but will not have to raise further capital . Two other lenders - Barclays and Standard Chartered - also fell short on some measures but will not have to submit revised capital raising plans. This failure , the third since the financial crisis , was the most severe yet . Results of the stress test were published alongside the BoE ’s latest Financial Stability Report which indicated Britain ’s banks face a “ challenging outlook ” due to Brexit and Trump . HSBC , Lloyds , Nationwide and Santander UK did not reveal any weaknesses in the stress test . Mark Taylor says that banks are more resilient now than prior to the financial crisis , but that RBS remains susceptible to stress following misconduct costs it still faces due to its behaviour during the financial crisis .
Three of Britain ’s largest lenders have struggled in stress tests as the Bank of England warned of “ elevated ” risks after the Brexit vote . The Royal Bank of Scotland must bolster its balance sheet by £ 2bn after failing the stress tests . BP and Standard Chartered also fell short on some measures but will not have to raise further capital . This failure , the third since the financial crisis , was the most severe yet . Results of the stress test were published alongside the BoE ’s latest Financial Stability Report which indicated Britain ’s banks face a “ challenging outlook ” due to Brexit and Trump . HSBC , Lloyds , Nationwide and Santander UK did not reveal any weaknesses in the stress test . Mark Taylor says that banks are more resilient now than prior to the financial crisis , but that RBS remains susceptible to stress following misconduct costs it still faces due to its behaviour during the financial crisis .