US law makers pressure the Accounting Standards to help bank hide their losses

Mr Mortgage points us to this article from Reuters:

NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board, under pressure from lawmakers, will reconsider its timeline for a controversial rule change that may force banks to bring trillions of dollars in off-balance sheet assets onto their books at its Wednesday meeting.
FASB, which sets U.S. accounting rules, will reconsider the rule's effective date and transition provisions, according to a schedule posted on its website.
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