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Coronavirus Is ‘Cross Between 9/11, 2008 Financial Crisis,’ Officials Say

March 13, 2020
Banks are in emergency mode due to numerous coronavirus-related challenges
Credit Squeeze May Loom As New Accounting Rule Takes Root At Banks
Banking // February 05, 2020

In finance, accounting is everything. Accounting for everything, especially when it comes to credit — in other words, taking stock and measure of where lending activities have been concentrated, where risk is and where losses may loom — is as much art as science. For...

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Coronavirus Is ‘Cross Between 9/11, 2008 Financial Crisis,’ Officials Say

March 13, 2020
Banking officials are in a panic over the coronavirus as it upturns their revenues, with PJT Partners restructuring specialist Tim Coleman describing the viral pandemic as “like a cross between September 11 and the global financial crisis of 2008.” To mitigate the crisis, leaders are convening special meetings to address the swelling number of businesses […]