Eliminating TDR Accounting: Finally a Carrot for Adopting CECL?
By Josh Stein ABA’s position that troubled debt restructurings are outdated and unnecessary is gaining…
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Stakeholders Discuss TDRs, Purchase Accounting, CECL Changes at FASB Roundtable
During a virtual roundtable hosted by the Financial Accounting Standards board today, investors, bankers and regulators expressed broad agreement on accounting alternatives related to troubled debt restructurings under CECL and acquired loans.
FASB Expands Proposal on Narrow Goodwill Accounting Relief to Include Privately Held Banks
The Financial Accounting Standards Board announced this week that in response to comments by ABA and others, it will expand the scope of a recent proposal on goodwill accounting alternatives for evaluating triggering events.
FASB Reviews CECL Implementation
ABA VP Josh Stein offers insights on a recent FASB meeting.
Financial Regulators Issue CECL Policy Statement
As banks work to implement the current expected credit loss accounting standard, the financial regulatory agencies have finalized an interagency policy statement on allowances for credit losses.
Former Comptroller: CECL a ‘Real Threat’ to Financial System
In an op-ed in American Banker today, industry veteran and former Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig warned that the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s current expected credit loss standard “will both undermine the financial industry’s ability to work itself out of a crisis and discourage lending to small businesses.”
Financial Services Hearing Spotlights Lawmakers’ Serious Concerns About CECL
Insights from ABA staff expert Josh Stein on the recent FASB oversight hearing.
ABA Calls for ‘Full, Indefinite’ Delay of CECL for All Banks
The American Bankers Association on Friday called on the Financial Accounting Standards Board to extend a “full and indefinite delay” of the current expected credit loss standard to all companies, regardless of size.
FASB Proposes Guidance to Ease Libor Transition
As banks work to reduce their dependence on the London Interbank Offered Rate, the Financial Accounting Standards Board yesterday proposed guidance that would help ease the potential effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting.
ABA’s Gullette: CECL Could Imperil Credit in Economic Downturn
With 75% of bank investors now opposed to the current expected credit loss standard, ABA SVP Mike Gullette highlighted the potential consequences the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s current expected credit loss standard is likely to have for lenders and the U.S. economy.