Dataline: New Disclosure Requirements for Finance Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses -- A Summary of ASU 2010-20 (No. 2010-31)

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The FASB recently issued ASU 2010-20 to address concerns about the sufficiency, transparency, and robustness of credit risk disclosures for finance receivables and the related allowance for credit losses. The ASU requires that entities disclose information at disaggregated levels, specifically defined as "portfolio segments" and "classes.". Among other things, the expanded disclosures include roll-forward schedules of the allowance for credit losses and information regarding the credit quality of receivables (including their aging) as of the end of a reporting period. Certain finance receivables that were modified during a reporting period and those that were previously modified and have re-defaulted require enhanced disclosures. The new disclosure requirements apply to all entities that have "lending" arrangements in the form of receivables or a lessor's right to lease payments (other than operating leases) with maturities greater than one year. This Dataline discusses the new disclosure requirements and offers PwC's insight on implementing them.