In this webinar, hear from Abrigo Advisory Services members and CPAs Jared Mills and Baker Eddraa as they discuss in more detail the pros and cons of the remaining life methodology and guide institutions on when they should be using it for CECL.

Recent discussions suggest easing of legislative requirements related to stress testing, but prudent stress testing is an important risk management tool for financial institutions. Stress testing, as part of overall best practices for mitigating financial institution risk, can provide the board and management with key decision-making information on capital allocation and other decisions driving the achievement of long-term goals.

One of the challenges is that many community financial institutions are looking for simpler, more practical methodologies for implementing CECL than those being used by larger, more complex banks and credit unions. This whitepaper explores one methodology, the remaining life method, that represents a streamlined option for some financial institutions to implement the new standard for accounting for credit losses.