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New Superintendent Guidance about CECL and LLL Calculation

December 20, 2023

Summary

The Iowa Division of Banking issued guidance clarifying how banks should incorporate the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard into their Legal Lending Limit (LLL) calculations. This document ensures consistent regulatory treatment of allowance accounts under Iowa Code when determining credit exposure limits.

The Superintendent released a new guidance today. It is titled "Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 326 and Iowa Code Legal Lending Limit."  This guidance was sent to all Iowa regulated banks. 

SG-2023-01: CECL and LLL Calculation (162.11 KB) Archived .pdf

Source: https://idob.iowa.gov/news/2023-12-20/new-superintendent-guidance-about-cecl-and-lll-calculation

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