Senior Directors Ashley Phillips and Brian Ropp of KBRA’s Financial Institutions group take us through the inaugural episode of Bank Compendium Insights, which features a discussion around our latest view of the U.S. banking sector during the current difficult environment due to the coronavirus pandemic. They share observations about our long-term rated banking universe, focusing on key performance and credit metrics, as well as KBRA's expectations for the banking industry as the economic situation plays out over the next several quarters.

Ashley Phillips, who has been an analyst with KBRA for 8 years, is the Maryland office Team Leader and organizes the compendium effort each quarter. Brian Ropp, who recently joined KBRA's team, previously served as CFO of a community bank. His background includes fifteen years as a buy-side analyst where he covered a variety of industries but specifically Banks through the GFC.