The rapid spread of COVID-19 has been a major shock globally, resulting in an unprecedented health crisis. The truth is that this pandemic has forced governments across the globe to introduce aggressive and severe emergency measures and restrictions in a robust attempt to contain the virus spread. As a result, the pandemic has been a particular threat to, the transport and aviation, hotel and catering industries, as well as the banking industry.
While Lombard Bank had a good start to 2020 with growth in line with expectations, the latest financial data available as at Q3-2020, as in the case of other local peers, indicates that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continued to negatively impact the bank’s revenue streams also during the third quarter of 2020.
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings of $1.28 and $4.21 Per Diluted Common Share Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Preliminary Financial Results and Other Matters for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2020:
CECL Adoption: The recently-enacted COVID relief legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provides for an optional additional delay for certain bank holding companies to adopt the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standard. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) has elected to delay the initial adoption date of this standard to January 1, 2021, in accordance with guidance approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, the Company’s financial statements for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, were prepared under the existing incurred loss accounting standard. The adoption of the CECL model during the first quarter of 2021 will require us to recognize a one-time c