Portugal Banks Keep Capital Buffers in Severe Housing Stress Tests

Portuguese banks retained capital buffers in severe stress tests, while rapid house-price growth remains an area for close monitoring. Banco de Portugal Vice-Governor Clara Raposo made the remarks as she closed a conference on the assessment in Lisbon on Sept. 23, 2026. She said Portugal’s housing-price gains had not been driven primarily by credit expansion and pointed to borrower safeguards and bank capital buffers. The tests showed the banking sector’s aggregate Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio falling from a 17.7% baseline to 17.1% in the first year of a geopolitical scenario and 16.3% in a recessionary scenario.

BeCrypto News shows a short excerpt and links to the publisher. The full report belongs to TokenPost.