Financial world braces for expected credit loss rule
A pending new requirement for how banks should write down the value of troubled loans is providing a ringside seat for those in capital markets who want to understand how or why accounting and auditing are becoming more difficult by the day. FASB met with the Independent Community Bankers of ...
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