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whitePaper | August 1, 2022

The Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) is pleased to present the August 2022 edition of the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (BAAS). The BAAS expresses the OCA’s interpretations of accounting topics relevant to national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks or institutions, unless otherwise specified). We hope that you find this publication useful and that it continues to be a practical resource for bankers and examiners. The BAAS is updated annually to address ongoing accounting questions, newly issued and updated accounting standards, and emerging issues observed through March 31. Consistent with prior editions of the BAAS, the 2022 update does not focus on questions related to the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and does not reflect policy statements and rules issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 policy statements and rules address specific challenges and are not intended to be used by analogy in non-COVID-19 situations.

whitePaper | April 30, 2022

As the demand for real-time payments grows, so does the need for financial institutions (FIs) to offer more robust access to faster and more efficient payments. The Clearing House’s (TCH’s) RTP network laid a solid foundation for use cases and connectivity protocols, but some FIs have been waiting for FedNow before deciding how to move forward. FedNow is finally about to launch.

whitePaper | December 12, 2021

Banks typically approach transformation in part by reengineering their own internal business, IT, and operational processes either in ad hoc ways tied to direct response to some tactical problem or over longer time frames based on carefully planned out strategic planning. Recently, however, this transformational process has taken on a new urgency, and certain projects that were targeted to take a year or two have needed to be accelerated to meet our rapidly changing banking environment. Even the need to respond to today’s tactical challenges needs to be viewed through the long lens of transformation. As banks begin their process of recovery, projects that provide immediate return on investment (ROI) and help develop resilient operations, improve customer experiences, or improve compliance through improved service management will become critical to how quickly banks can recover from periods of economic disruptions, now and in the future.

whitePaper | July 30, 2022

If you’re from the southeast like I am, you might recognize late August and early September as a special time of the year. It’s a time the weather is cooling down, schools are starting up again, and most importantly, the lights on the football fields around the country are set to illuminate for the first time since February. It’s also the time of year that you can turn on any sports network and have a good chance of catching a coach talking about the upcoming season and their first matchup of the season.

whitePaper | April 11, 2023

Digital transformation has become the buzz of the financial services industry ever since COVID-19 came on the scene. A landscape that had begun bubbling with potential quickly hit a boil when even digital naysayers were required to leverage the technology for standard monthly transactions. For many financial institutions (FIs), that rapid transformation to a digital-first mentality greatly impacted technology prioritization and business objectives.

whitePaper | July 15, 2022

The rise of Banking as a Service (BaaS) and real-time payments (RTP) are pushing the era of digitalization to new heights, where interconnected ecosystems and the instant exchange of data are the norm. Until now, banks and other players have largely implemented piecemeal solutions on top of existing legacy core systems. This has led to extremely expensive and complex back-end systems—with lots of time and money spent trying to create interoperable services at the application level. With the move to fully interconnected ecosystems, stakeholders will have to re-think their core systems at the most fundamental level. Achieving this will be difficult, but the rewards are great. Infrastructure-level connectivity can enable banks and other players to benefit through the monetization of customer data that will provide new insights for services that can only be developed based on a fundamentally networked infrastructure.