Press Release

May 08, 2020 Federal financial regulatory agencies issue interagency policy statement on allowances for credit losses and interagency guidance on credit risk review systems Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation National Credit Union Administration Office of the Comptroller of the Currency For release at 4:30 p.m. EDT Share Four federal financial regulatory agencies have approved a policy statement on allowances for credit losses. The statement will promote consistency in the interpretation and application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's credit losses accounting standard, which introduces the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology. The interagency policy statement describes the measurement of expected credit losses using the CECL methodology and updates concepts and practices detailed in existing supervisory guidance that remain applicable. The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the interagency policy statement, which will be effective at the time of each institution's adoption of the credit losses accounting standard. The agencies also finalized interagency guidance on credit risk review systems. The guidance presents principles for establishing a system of independent, ongoing credit risk review in accordance with safety and soundness standards. Note : On April 21, 2023, the Federal Register notice: Interagency Policy Statement on Allowances for Credit Losses (PDF) was updated to reflect a revised version. Federal Register notice: Interagency Policy Statement on Allowances for Credit Losses (PDF) Federal Register notice: Interagency Guidance on Credit Risk Review Systems (PDF) Media Contacts: Related Content Board Votes

Federal Reserve (2020, May 7). Press Release. Press Releases, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/press_release_20200508_federal_financial_regulatory_agencies_issue

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  author = {Federal Reserve},
  title = {Press Release},
  year = {2020},
  month = {May},
  howpublished = {Press Releases, Federal Reserve},
  url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/press_release_20200508_federal_financial_regulatory_agencies_issue},
  note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
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