approach into operation with the creation of the large institution supervision coordinating committee, or liscc, which is charged with the supervision of the firms that pose elevated risk to u.s. financial stability the liscc program combines supervisory work that examines the same firms at the same time on the same set of issues in order to promote better monitoring of trends. and consistency of assessments across firms. for example, our comprehensive capital analysis and review or ccar ensures that large u.s. bank holding companies have rigorous forward looking capital planning processes and have sufficient levels of capital to operate through times of stress. i would note that capital at the eight largest banks alone has more than doubled since 2008. an increase of almost $500 billion. our approaches are aimed at helping these firms remain strong. while more work remains to be done, i hope you will take away from our testimony just how much has changed. our supervisory approach is more comprehensive and forward looking while also tailored to fit the level of oversight of the scope of the ins