The Basel CapitalAccord and the 2007 financial crisis have provided renewed impetus
for lenders to research and develop adequate failure prediction models for all of the
corporate and retail sectors of their lending portfolios. The Basel II definition of
financial distress, 90 days overdue on credit agreement payments, is the operational

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