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Loan loss reserves

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  • John R. Walter

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Recent years have seen bank loan losses exceeded only by those of the Great Depression. This experience, along with tax and regulatory changes, has triggered changes in the reserve account through which banks provide for such losses.

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  • John R. Walter, 1991. "Loan loss reserves," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 77(Jul), pages 20-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrer:y:1991:i:jul:p:20-30:n:v.77no.4
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