Accounting methods

Lawmakers should go further than their recent criticism of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's loan-loss rule and just hand over its duties to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lawmakers delayed the new accounting standard as part of the stimulus package, but they shouldn't let bankers persuade them to eliminate it outright.

Policymakers should abolish the new accounting standard because it could distract banks at exactly the moment they need to be focused on pulling their communities from the brink of recession.

The new accounting standard meant to prevent another financial crisis could actually trigger one.

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The accounting standard is coming regardless of a delay. It will bring some nonbank lenders to the forefront of banking competition.

The new accounting standard meant for publicly traded firms creates greater headaches for privately held community banks.

Regulators should proceed with removing one of the margin requirements for trading swaps.

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