ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv mɪlwˈɔːkiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈæŋks mˈeɪdʒɚ kɹˈɛdɪɾɚz, ænd kˈɑːk wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐsˈɪst ðə ɹˈɛskjuː ʌv bˈæŋk wɪð ɐn ˈɔfɚ tə ɹᵻstɹˈʌktʃɚ ðɛɹ dˈɛt.
The city of Milwaukee was one of the bank's major creditors, and Koch was able to assist the rescue of bank with an offer to restructure their debt.