Once again, it is that time of year when U.S. banks are put through their yearly stress test exercise. A bank stress test simulates how banks might respond to challenging market situations. For instance, a financial market crisis or a recession. Fortunately, all American banks this week passed their yearly stress test. The U.S. Federal Reserve then thinks that the nation's significant lenders could easily survive a catastrophic economic crisis. As a result, they are given the all-clear and are free to reward their shareholders. Naturally, therefore, the current stock market may be focused on bank stocks.
These are all encouraging signs that suggest that the banking industry is in good shape. So here are five of the top bank stocks worth checking out in the stock market today.
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