As the economy slowly begins to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 disruption, many financial institutions find themselves in uncharted operational and economic territory.

Join us for a webcast addressing the current state of the economy, the recent economic upturn, early indications of lasting changes, and longer-term issues resulting from COVID-19. Key topics we’ll cover include:

• Potential economic implications of the presidential election
• Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Main Street Lending Program complications
• Forbearance issues
• The probability of an extended period of low rates

John W. Mitchell, Economist, M&H Economic Consultants

John brings 49 years of experience making economic presentations on the nation and region. He was a professor of economics at Boise State University for 13 years, before joining U.S. Bancorp in July of 1983. He was Chief Economist of U.S. Bancorp until July of 1998 and served as Economist Western Region for US Bank until July of 2007. He wrote US. Bancorp’s regional publications including the Update, The Business Barometer, Northwest Portrait, and US Territory and was a columnist for Oregon Business Magazine. He wrote Sterling Bank’s economic newsletter from 2007 to 2012 and continues to write for regional publications and make presentations around the nation.