When the results of the stress tests were made known, only three were expected to be profitable in 2010 under the adverse scenario. The leader of the elite group was not Goldman Sachs, rather it was Bank of New York Mellon, notes Fortune.

The bank indeed finds itself in strong position. No wonder CEO Robert Kelly has lots of good things to say about how the government handled the crisis and subsequent bailout. This is a good time to play the statesman. "I was negative initially on the stress test, because going public with it created downward pressure on the stock prices for several months. But in the end, the numbers spoke for themselves and the markets responded."  

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