From the Summary: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused widespread economic disruption Millions of businesses were forced to shut down and unemployment soared The weakened economic conditions are likely to have implications for the financial system, including for banks and the banking industry Many bank assets are loans to households and businesses, and banks rely on the inflow of repayments on those loans to make profits and meet their obligations to depositors and creditors If repayments suddenly decline, banks can become distressed and potentially fail Bank failures can be especially disruptive to the economy because they remove an important credit source for communities, and the financial system can become unstable if failures are widespread COVID-19 (Disease);Banks and banking;Banks and banking--Government policy
COVID-19 and the Banking Industry: Risks and Policy Responses [June 18, 2020]