The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) launched a COVID-19 resources website for bankruptcy professionals and the public to access information and analysis regarding the financial distress being inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The site features exclusive ABI content on the crisis, recommended member analysis, industry sector news and charts.
“Bankruptcy professionals are rising to meet the challenges faced by financially distressed businesses and consumers,” Amy Quackenboss, executive director of the ABI, said. “ABI’s new COVID-19 resources site is a valuable tool to provide practitioners, businesses and consumers with the information they need to approach this evolving crisis.”
Sections of the new site include:
- COVID-19-related ABI resources: Access ABI webinars, podcasts and articles focused on the financial distress resulting from the pandemic.
- Member analysis: Read ABI member articles and blogs, and explore law firm pages devoted to responding to the COVID-19 financial crisis.
- Industry news: See breaking news and reports on 16 different industry sectors, including small business, retail, energy, airlines and tourism.
- Charts and visualizations: View charts and statistics tracking developments related to the COVID-19 financial crisis.
- COVID-19 legal information: Read the text of the laws that have been enacted to help stabilize and stimulate the U.S. economy amid the crisis.
- Global responses: Learn about the financial measures that other countries are taking in response to the crisis, with a compendium presented by ABI’s global insolvency site.
As previously reported, the ABI also is offering complimentary access to its collection of more than 2,700 sessions on its eLearning website during the ongoing COVID-19 quarantine.
The ABI is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency.