The Discount Rate Used in the Current Expected Credit Loss Standard Creates Accounting Losses Where There Are No Economic Losses
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The Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standard that goes into effect for major banks in 2020 contains a serious conceptual error. Using the contractual rate rather than the hurdle rate (the competitive rate on a loan for which there is no expected loss) as the rate to discount expected cash collections gives rise to accounting losses where no economic losses exist. This can have a profound effect on required capital and hence lending, especially in economically depressed episodes.
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