Question: Why do the words Debit and Credit have meanings on a bank statement different from the ones which they have in normal accounting ( i. e. a debit is actually a withdrawal, a credit a deposit)?
A
The bank statement is created from the bank's perspective, not the customer's
B
The bank industry has different rules from those of the GAAP
Question: What is the situation in which many customers try to withdraw their bank deposits simultaneously, but the bank's reserves are not sufficient to cover the withdrawals called?