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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. it s test time again for the nation s biggest banks. late today, the federal reserve revealed plans to conduct another round of stress tests. it will be the fourth since the credit crisis. the central bank wants to make sure banks can hold up during a deep recession . the fed says a recession is unlikely, but it s checking the financial strength of big banks. this comes at a time when many investors and consumers have been concerned about how exposed american banks are to the european debt crisis. the tests will be conducted in 2012 and will be done every year. they will apply to 19 firms that participated in similar tests earlier this year. 12 other banks with assets of at least $50 billion will be included in the tests for the first time. the new tests come as bank of america s board has been warned

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