Brian Moynihan
Brian T. Moynihan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of America Corporation, speaks during the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City, September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
  • A US debt default is still an uncomfortable possibility, according to BofA CEO Brian Moynihan.
  • "You hope it doesn't happen, but hope is not a strategy – so you prepare for it," he warned in an interview with CNN.
  • BofA has been warning for months of a recession that could drag earnings and the economy down. 

Prepare for a US debt default and a recession that will drag down corporate earnings, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.