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FASB May Delay Action on QSPEs 

Jul 29, 2008By

In the acronym soup that’s been confronting investors since the mortgage and credit mess began, perhaps none will end up more critical than the QSPE — that’s qualifying special purpose entity, a concept borne of accounting rules that allow banks and financial institutions to keep certain assets off of their balance sheets. Like MBS/ABS, for example.

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