Christopher Delporte is a senior editor for the ABA Banking Journal and senior editorial director for member communications at the American Bankers Association.
The alternative protein business has seen impressive growth in recent years. As products continue to improve in taste and price, regularly finding their way into more consumers’ grocery bags, U.S. agribusiness increasingly will play a role—active and passive—in shaping the future of the market.
In 2020, local business conditions were top of mind for community bankers. This year, the lingering effect of COVID-19 on local economies has created a new concern: historic levels of deposits and narrow net interest margins.
Even the best employee can do or say something that could put their company in a difficult position, and COVID makes conduct and internal risk issues even more acute.