CECL

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Michael Cohn
October 5, 2020 5:39 PM

The board has voted to defer the effective date of its long-duration insurance contract standard for one year.

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FASB chairman Richard Jones (center), FASB deputy technical director Shayne Kuhaneck (below) and panel moderator Linda Bergen, Citigroup director of corporate accounting policy and AICPA chair of the Depository Institutions Expert Panel (top), speaking at the AICPA's virtual National Conference on Banks and Savings Institutions
Michael Cohn
September 15, 2020 6:09 PM

Richard Jones is making post-implementation reviews of standards one of his top priorities, and taking a closer look at FASB’s crowded agenda.

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Blaine Luetkemeyer
September 4, 2020 10:11 AM

Two bills — one providing relief from a loan accounting standard and another extending forbearance measures — would collectively contain credit losses.

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Michael Cohn
August 3, 2020 5:13 PM

The six largest credit card issuers have set aside billions of dollars worth of reserves in response to the novel coronavirus as well as the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new credit losses standard.

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Borrower relief is necessary in a national emergency, but if the exclusion of the deferred loans from troubled-debt restructurings is extended past the end of the year, safety and soundness could be compromised.

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FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
June 4, 2020 4:22 PM

The pandemic and the new accounting standard are leading to lower regulatory capital ratios at global investment banks, according to a new report.

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J.W. Verret
April 16, 2020 11:07 AM

Lawmakers delayed the new accounting standard as part of the stimulus package, but they shouldn't let bankers persuade them to eliminate it outright.

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“This provision acknowledges the procyclical nature of CECL is a threat to our economy and the ability for small businesses to access credit when they need it most," said Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo.
Neil Haggerty
April 7, 2020 9:30 PM

Measures that delay the Current Expected Credit Losses standard and reduce a community bank capital ratio are temporary, but the industry now sees an opening to argue that they should be permanent.

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FASB, GASB and FAF logos on the wall at headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut
Michael Cohn
April 2, 2020 12:37 PM

The Financial Accounting Standards Board will be meeting next week to discuss the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on its stakeholders, including pushing back the effective dates of some of its upcoming accounting standards.

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"We want to demonstrate that we do care for the American people in every way," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES.
Neil Haggerty
March 27, 2020 2:29 PM

The $2 trillion stimulus package, which the House passed earlier in the day, aims to expand Federal Reserve liquidity resources and provide financial institutions with some regulatory relief.

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