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Read this article: Bank Merger and Acquisition Activity [White Paper]

Providing an overall perspective of the banking merger and acquisition marketplace, this September 2024 white paper includes industry-wide data on bank mergers and acquisitions since 2000, with a focus on 2022-2024.

Read this article: Beyond CECL Compliance: Leveraging CECL to Enhance Risk Management [White Paper]

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.

Read this article: Insights From the SBA 7(a) Loan Program [White Paper]

This April 2024 white paper examines the historical trends from the SBA 7(a) loan program and analyzes sector-specific loan performance, informing risk management decisions for community financial institutions.

Read this article: The State of CECL in 2024 [White Paper]

This white paper describes credit quality metrics at financial institutions versus loss reserves across the industry and emphasizes the need for an adaptive, prospective CECL model.

Read this article: CECL Models: Comparing WARM to DCF [White Paper]

This December 2023 white paper compares the weighted average remaining maturity (“WARM”) and discounted cash flow (“DCF”) models used to estimate CECL reserves.

Read this article: M&A Accounting Implications in the Current Economic Environment [CUNA Finance Council PowerPoint]

This presentation, delivered at the CUNA Finance Council Conference in May 2023, focuses on the key accounting implications that a merger can have on credit union financial statements on day one and thereafter.

Read this article: Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuation – Input Assumption & Shocks [White Paper]

This April 2023 white paper provides insight into the valuation of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and the key assumptions used to value them.

Read this article: MPF SSFA Calculator [Resource]

Summary The BASEL III capital rules became effective with the March 2015 regulatory call report filing. Under the new rules, loan sales with limited recourse under the MPF® Program are…

Read this article: FFIEC Training [PowerPoint]

On June 27, 2023, we led a training for the FFIEC on trends in the mortgage banking marketplace, pipeline risk management, and mortgage servicing rights.

Read this article: Loss Reserve Increases for the Four Largest U.S. Bank Holding Companies Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Key Takeaway The immediate recognition of the potential credit losses from COVID by the largest banks are a good illustration of how CECL should work. Wilary Winn offers CECL estimates…