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Study Group: Bank Financial Statement Analysts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 30

This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.

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Dan Gode, Co-Founder, Almaris E-Learning SystemsDan Gode
Co-Founder
Almaris E-Learning Systems

Dan Gode is a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law at New York University Stern School of Business. He is also the Co-Founder of Almaris E-Learning Systems. Professor Gode teaches courses in corporate financial accounting and modeling and projecting financial statements....

Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory ServicesRaj Mehra
President & Founder
Chelsea Advisory Services

Raj Mehra is the President of Chelsea Advisory Services, a financial risk and forensic accounting advisory firm in Washington DC. He has over 21 years of experience in areas such as banking, subprime mortgages, credit card, auto and student lending. Mr. Mehra is an expert in securitization and structured...

Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLCAnthony Catanach, Jr.
Director
DI2 Associates, LLC

Anthony H. Catanach Jr., PhD, is a Professor in the Strategic Initiatives Group of the Villanova University School of Business. He also is a Director at DI2 Associates, a Pennsylvania based accounting and reporting consulting firm. Dr. Catanach has expertise in the areas of business risk management...

David Keller
FormerChief Financial Officer
Technical Olympic USA Inc.

David J. Keller most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Technical Olympic, a NYSE national homebuilding company. Prior to this, Mr. Keller served as the Chief Financial Officer at Citifinancial, a subsidiary of Citigroup. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer...

Robert Kemp, CPA, Professor, University of Virginia - CCRobert Kemp, CPA
Professor
University of Virginia - CC

Robert Kemp, DBA, CPA, is the Ramon W. Breeden, Senior Research Professor at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. His expertise is accounting and finance, with interest in pensions, corporate strategy, and financial institutions. Professor Kemp’ has knowledge regarding pension...

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Valuation - The Trick Is In The Fundamentals | 08-25-2008
Author: Robert Kemp, CPA, Professor, University of Virginia - CC

To accept or reject an offer to sell all or part of a company is a challenge.  There are two issues.  First is the maximization of shareholder value.  The second is understanding the basis of conflicting valuations. 

Continued Housing Difficulties | 05-14-2008
Analysis of: The Housing Crisis is Over | online.wsj.com
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

The housing bust is not over and trends continue to be negative.  The only positive activity is that homebuilding stocks have gone up, without a good reason.  We still have a ways to go to work through all this.

Direct Expensing of Interest by Homebuilders | 05-06-2008
Analysis of: Hidden Mortgage Risks Abound in U.S. Home Market | www.bloomberg.com
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

Not capitalizing interest in inventory causes acceleration of losses and deterioration of book value.

ARE HOMEBUILDING STOCK PRICE INCREASES PREMATURE? | 04-24-2008
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

Recently, stock prices of most public homebuilders have increased 20-30 percent.  This despite no visible signs of improvement in the overall housing industry.  It seems early in the cycle for these stock price upward movements, as it appears the housing market has not yet found bottom. ...

IMPAIRMENT REVERSALS – IMPACT ON COST OF GOODS SOLD | 04-24-2008
Author: David Keller, Former Chief Financial Officer, Technical Olympic USA Inc.

Homebuilders have recorded large inventory impairments over the last couple of years.  Most of these impairments have been for land and lots.  As these previously impaired lots are built on and a completed home is delivered, the land component as a percentage of Cost of Goods Sold may decline...

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