Joint Release/Agencies Issue Joint Statement on the New Accounting Standard on Financial Instruments - Credit Losses — 2016-06-17

Agencies Issue Joint Statement on the New Accounting Standard on Financial Instruments – Credit Losses The four federal financial institution regulatory agencies today issued a joint statement regarding the new accounting standard, Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The joint statement also provides initial supervisory views regarding the standard's implementation. The new accounting standard applies to all banks, savings associations, credit unions, and financial institution holding companies, regardless of asset size. The standard allows for various expected credit loss estimation methods and is scalable. The standard will become effective in 2020 for financial institutions required to file financial statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the appropriate federal banking agency under the federal securities laws.