25 banks may 'fail' ECB tests, two from Italy 'in trouble'

(ANSA) - Rome, October 24 - Some 25 banks may be "failed" when the European Central Bank reports Sunday on a major review of the stability of 130 of the region's biggest banks, Bloomberg reported Friday. Two of the 15 Italian lenders included in the ECB review, Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Banca Carige, will be told to shore up their capital levels, Bloomberg said. They are among a dozen that will be ordered to increase capital, the news agency added. The ECB has been scrutinizing banks before it takes over banking supervisory responsibilities next month.