U.S. accounting board says firms can use 'significant judgment' in marking to market The FASB ruling amplifies a statement it released with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 30, with examples of how companies should use their best judgment to value assets that have no active market
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10/12/2008
Some of the banking industry's first responses won't be immediately visible to most Americans, but they are critical to the proper functioning of the U.S. financial system. For instance, a drop in a crucial short-term lending rate called the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, would be a tel
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10/05/2008
U.S. securities regulators gave the financial industry a reprieve from marking hard-to-value assets down to fire sale prices, throwing a lifeline to an industry beset by strained credit markets and the latest round of bank failures. In a letter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox on Tuesday a biparti
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10/04/2008
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10/02/2008
Office of Thrift Supervision Department of the Treasury Timothy T. Ward Deputy Director, Examinations, Supervision, and Consumer Protection 1700 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20552 • (202) 906-5666 September 30, 2008 MEMORANDUM FOR: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FROM: Timothy Ward Deputy Direct
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09/30/2008