ALLL and TDRs: How to decide if a loan is a TDR

One of the ways the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL) is impacted occurs when a financial institution grants a concession through modification of the terms of a loan due to the financial difficulty

Posted Dec 08 2011 by Linda Keith

Two ways to grow the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL)

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses: ALLL This is often thought of as a reserve, a set-aside for the fact that some borrower is not going to pay. Which borrower? We don't know, otherwise

Posted Jul 05 2011 by Linda Keith

The ALLL Time Warp: Why getting it done well is getting harder

This article,The Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss Becomes a Heavier Burden for Credit Unions, includes my thoughts on one of the up-and-coming challenges for credit unions and banks in keeping up with the time

Posted Jun 21 2011 by Linda Keith

What does it all mean? Glossary of Bank Risk and Failure terms...

Are you having any trouble at all keeping up with all the terms and acronyms related to bank challenges and failures? Is it hard to be that knowledgeable banker at the cocktail party or the

Posted Jun 29 2010 by Linda Keith