# Fed Stress Test: Can Banks Survive a Housing Crash? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/fed-stress-test-can-banks-survive-a-housing-crash Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/fed-stress-test-can-banks-survive-a-housing-crash.md Podcast: [Real Estate News: Real Estate Investing Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472) Published: 2026-06-30T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://realwealth.com/real-estate-news-for-investors-podcast/ Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4f81dee6-e57b-48d5-94b4-33ff3032a868/stresstest.mp3?dest-id=3767799 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/episodes/fed-stress-test-can-banks-survive-a-housing-crash Duration seconds: 142 ## Resource The Federal Reserve's latest stress test found that America's largest banks could withstand a severe recession, a 30% drop in home prices, and a 39% decline in commercial real estate values while continuing to lend. Kathy Fettke explains what the results mean for real estate investors and why a resilient banking system matters for the housing market. Want to learn more? Visit www.NewsForInvestors.com Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20260624a.htm ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/episodes/fed-stress-test-can-banks-survive-a-housing-crash/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-estate-news-real-estate-investing-podcast-217472/fed-stress-test-can-banks-survive-a-housing-crash.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.