A defensible CECL reserve is the outcome of a framework designed to translate evolving credit risk into an explainable estimate of expected loss. This white paper outlines four structural pillars that determine whether a CECL implementation produces opaque results or a reserve that can be clearly interpreted, governed, and defended.
This white paper explains how treating risk coherently across frameworks better captures its pervasive and conditional nature, leading to improved decision-making.
This Wilary Winn webinar, originally presented in July 2025 to Baker Tilly staff, offers a detailed and practical overview of the top-down process used for the validation of both ALM and CECL models.
Originally presented to Baker Tilly staff in June 2025, this Wilary Winn webinar offers a detailed and practical overview of CECL modeling approaches, demonstrates how model choice can affect results across varying economic conditions, and provides insight into how to evaluate CECL models.
This Wilary Winn webinar, originally presented in June 2025 to Baker Tilly staff, highlights the steps required to comply with ASC 805 Business Combinations when completing a merger or acquisition and focuses on the implications arising from these deals.
This white paper explores how financial institutions can improve decision making and financial performance by leveraging the insights gained from CECL.
Wilary Winn recently presented on mergers & acquisitions accounting at America’s Credit Unions Finance Council Conference. This presentation highlights the steps required to comply with ASC 805 Business Combinations when completing a merger and focuses on the implications arising from these deals.
This May 2025 white paper breaks down the warning signs of a recession—like rising unemployment and shifts in credit scores—and shows how these changes ripple through loan performance. With insights from the 2008 crisis and today’s economic risks, it explains how Wilary Winn’s CECL model helps financial institutions stay ahead by predicting losses before they hit.
This Wilary Winn-led training for the FDIC provides insights on CECL as well as liquidity risk management in a regulatory context, compares CECL models, and gives actionable guidance.
Released in August 2024, this white paper explores the crucial opportunity that CECL provides institutions when used as a strategic tool to enhance risk management practices.