Technical Corrections to the Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances
April 22, 2020 / Source: FDIC
Financial Institution Letters
FIL-48-2020
April 22, 2020
Technical Corrections to the Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances
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Summary:
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the agencies) published a technical correction, final rule in the Federal Register that corrects errors in and clarifies the March 31, 2020 interim final rule (IFR) that provides a five-year transition period for the impact of the current expected credit loss methodology (CECL) on regulatory capital.
Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter is applicable to banks that were required (as of January 1, 2020) to adopt CECL under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Highlights:
The final rule:
- Corrects the unintentional omission of “Category III” banking organizations from the supplementary leverage ratio provision in paragraph (c)(2) of section 301 of the capital rules;
- Clarifies that changes to the calculation of the supplementary leverage ratio apply to all banking organizations that must comply with the supplementary leverage ratio requirement;
- Clarifies that to the extent there is a day-one change for retained earnings, temporary difference deferred tax assets and credit loss allowances, an electing banking organization would calculate each transitional amount as a positive or negative number; and
- Includes certain other minor technical corrections to the IFR.
Distribution:
- FDIC-Supervised Institutions
Suggested Routing:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Risk Officer
Related Topics:
Attachments:
- Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances
- Revised Transition of the CECL Methodology for Allowances with Section 4014 of the CARES Act
- Regulatory Capital Rule: Revised Transition of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances (technical corrections final rule)
Contact:
- Ben Bosco, Chief, Capital Policy, (202) 898-6853 or [email protected]
- Noah Cuttler, Senior Policy Analyst, (202) 898-3556 or [email protected]
- [email protected] or (202) 898-6888
Note:
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