Friday is Deadline to Comment on FASB’s CECL Model

**The FASB issued the final CECL standard on June 16, 2016. For up-to-date information and resources, access the updated CECL Prep Kit.

Looking for a quick review of FASB’s proposed credit loss model (Subtopic 525-15)?

As the May 31, 2013, deadline nears for commenting on the CECL (current expected credit losses) model, financial institutions may be looking for a quick summary of the key aspects of this proposal.

The podcast features FASB members Larry Smith and Hal Schroeder discussing how the proposal attempts to address problems highlighted during the 2008 financial crisis. They explain the proposed use of historical information and discuss how many commonly used approaches to estimating credit losses are consistent with an expected loss approach.

They also describe how the board expects entities will use historical loss experience when developing a current estimate of expected credit losses. The approach includes starting with historical loss information for similar assets of similar risks, evaluating how historical loss patterns differ from what is currently expected, and adjusting historical loss information based on the evaluation, the presenters said.

Here is a link to FASB’s proposed update, and here is a link to the podcast.

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