Sunday, April 13, 2008

3/25/2008: John McCain on mark-to-market accounting

Excerpt from Address on the Housing Crisis
By John McCain

I am prepared to examine new proposals and evaluate them based on these principals. But I think we need to do two things right away. First, it is time to convene a meeting of the nation's accounting professionals to discuss the current mark to market accounting systems. We are witnessing an unprecedented situation as banks and investors try to determine the appropriate value of the assets they are holding and there is widespread concern that this approach is exacerbating the credit crunch.

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