Allowance for loan and lease losses

Allowance for loan and lease losses

Get support for your ALLL policies and procedures


Financial services organizations face intense scrutiny of their allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) policies and procedures, but might only have minimal direction on critical calculations and adjustments. Our team has extensive experience helping financial services organizations of all sizes maintain compliance with ALLL interagency guidance and relevant Financial Accounting Standards Board standards, including Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 450-20-30 and ASC 310-10-35.

Crowe offers an industry-driven ALLL solution that addresses five areas of critical concern:

  • Documentation: Comprehensive policies and procedures
  • Methodology: Portfolio segmentation based on homogenous risk characteristics
  • Qualitative factors: Quantified and rationalized
  • Data and systems: Accurate and transparent
  • Reporting: Sufficient, concise information for management and the board

Crowe ALLL solution features


Core lending systems integration

Eliminates inefficient manual data gathering and error-prone data entry

Innovative technology

Creates audit trails and documentation of ALLL decisions

Networked solution

Connects with core systems, FDIC Call Reports, and the federal economic database

Banking applications

Integrates seamlessly with other elements of an active credit portfolio management system

Comprehensive platform

Demonstrates a consistent, repeatable process to the board and agencies' examiners

How our services are delivered


Regulator expectations

Crowe credit risk professionals have a comprehensive understanding of ALLL calculation, including:

  • Periodic validation of allowance models
  • 2001 and 2006 policy statement requirements
  • Requirement to be performed by an independent party
  • CECL model
  • Prohibition of external auditors from performing under independence requirements (for institutions with more than $500 million in assets)
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Reach out to a Crowe banking professional to help you with ALLL calculations. Contact us now.