Nov 10, 2020 / 03:30PM GMT
Ebrahim Huseini Poonawala - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - Director
Good morning again, and thanks for joining us. Next up, we have the management team of Synovus. And thankfully, we have the entire crew with us. Starting with Kessel Stelling, Chairman and CEO; Kevin Blair, President and COO of Synovus; Jamie Gregory, CFO; and Bob Derrick, Chief Credit Officer.
So first and foremost, thank you, gentlemen, for joining us. And it's been interesting last couple of days, Kessel.
Questions and Answers:
Ebrahim Huseini Poonawala - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division - DirectorI guess to kick things off, I thought it would be helpful to get your perspective around -- we're seeing a lot of headlines around the surge in COVID cases. At the same time, it feels like the economic impact may not be as severe as what we saw in the summer or back early in the spring. Just frame it for us in terms of what does the market sentiment look like when you talk to customers? And then how important is -- was the vaccine announcement that we got yesterday? Is