Now Banks Can Just Decide for Themselves What Their Assets Are Worth
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Oh, so today the Financial Accounting Standards Board agreed to give struggling financial institutions flexibility in applying mark-to-market accounting to their toxic assets. Remember what mark-to-market accounting is? No? This should remind you. “Good decision,” Citigroup chairman Richard Parsons said of FASB’s move. [Bloomberg]

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