Carsh imminent? Fed flags Morgan Stanley, Deutsche, Santander in stress tests; 30 other banks

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The Federal Reserve objects to capital distribution plans proposed at the U.S. units of Deutsche Bank and Santander, meaning that the banks cannot issue dividends or make share buybacks until they establish a new plan, the central bank said Wednesday.

Further, central bank regulators are requiring Morgan Stanley to submit a new capital plan by the end of the fourth quarter of 2016, but said they did not object to the bank's capital plan.

The Federal Reserve's Wednesday announcement of the results of its Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review marks the second and final portion of the annual, two-part stress tests aimed at gauging Wall Street's ability to adequately respond to an economic crisis.

There were only three objections out of 33 institutions tested.

The Fed's objections to Santander Holdings USA and Deutsche Bank Trust, the U.S. units of each bank, mark the second consecutive year regulators flagged both banks. Santander's U.S. unit also saw objections from the Fed in its 2014 stress test, however. A senior Fed official said Wednesday that "serious deficiencies remain in a number of areas" for each of the firms' U.S. units.