Josh Stein is VP for accounting policy at ABA.
This year’s AICPA annual conference brought together key players in the bank accounting space, including banking agencies and banks and audit firms of all sizes. The event served as a forum for public statements, insight and market intel from these institutions.
The Federal Reserve introduced its CECL Scalable CECL Allowance Estimator, or SCALE, method and tool during an “Ask the Fed” webinar this summer.
By Josh Stein ABA’s position that troubled debt restructurings are outdated and unnecessary is gaining…
With Libor slated to sunset by the end of 2021, banks need to identify and mitigate their Libor transition risks. According to Fed leadership, “The firms we supervise should be aware of the intense supervisory focus we are placing on their transition and especially on their plans to end issuance of new contracts by year end.” Overall, the Libor transition is something bankers will want to have their arms firmly wrapped around sooner rather than later.
ABA VP Josh Stein offers insights on a recent FASB meeting.
By Josh Stein For banks that have experienced rapid and possibly short-term inflows of assets…