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Read this article: Accounting for Bank Acquisitions [White Paper]

This June 2018 white paper is designed to share what we have learned since the new FAS ASC 805 purchase accounting rules took effect on January 1, 2009, and to address the most common questions we encounter.

Read this article: CECL Resource Center

Key Takeaway Our CECL Resource Center includes information on implementing the new standard, including the advantages and disadvantages of the modeling techniques that can be used and the data you…

Read this article: Merger Strategies [AICPA PowerPoint]

Summary Douglas Winn spoke at the 2017 AICPA National Conference on Credit Unions on Merger Strategies. Key topics include: How Can We Help You? Released November 2017

Read this article: Guide to Reporting Under BASEL III for FHLB MPF Program Participants [Resource]

Summary A guide to help you complete your regulatory call report risk-based capital schedule under Basel III. The BASEL III capital rules became effective with the March 2015 regulatory call…

Read this article: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Mortgage Banking [AICPA PowerPoint]

Summary Initially offered at the 2017 AICPA Conference on Credit Unions, All You Ever Wanted to Know About Mortgage Banking offers an all-inclusive insight into a credit union’s mortgage banking operation. This…

Read this article: Making the Business Case for the CECL Approach – Part III [White Paper]

Released June, 2017, this white paper is the third in a three-part series that presents the business benefits resulting from incorporating lifetime credit losses required under the CECL accounting standard into analyses designed to optimize the risk/return tradeoffs for a financial institution.

Read this article: Implementing CECL – [CUNA CFO Council PowerPoint]

This May 2017 presentation provides practical ways to estimate credit losses in full accordance with the CECL standard and touches on the advantages and disadvantages of the various models that can be utilized and reasons why we utilize discounted cash flow models.

Read this article: CECL is Coming: Are You Ready? [CUNA Article]

Summary The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) interviewed Douglas Winn for the May 2017 issue of the Credit Union Magazine, highlighting the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) model. The focus…

Read this article: Data Collection for CECL [White Paper]

Released January 2017, this white paper is a part of Wilary Winn’s series of white papers regarding the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Model and highlights best practices in collecting data for CECL.

Read this article: Accounting for Goodwill Impairment for Credit Unions [White Paper]

This 2017 paper describes how goodwill can arise through a merger transaction, how to amortize or test the goodwill for impairment, FASB’s simplification of the goodwill impairment assessment model, and how goodwill will be treated for risk-based capital purposes beginning in 2019. Please note that FASB continues to review the accounting for goodwill. Please see our blog post from February 2022.