Mike Rechin | President, Chief Executive Officer |
Mark Hardwick | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
Michele Kawiecki | Director of Finance |
John Martin | Chief Credit Officer |
Scott Siefers | Piper Sandler |
Terry McEvoy | Stephens |
Damon DelMonte | KBW |
Daniel Tamayo | Raymond James |
Brian Martin | Janney Montgomery |
Good day, everyone, and welcome to the First Merchants' Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. This presentation contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Such forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of words like believes, expects or may, and include statements relating to First Merchants' goals, business plan, growth strategies, loan and investment portfolio, asset quality, risks and future costs and benefits. These statements are subject to significant uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in such statements, including changes in economic and business conditions; the ability of First Merchants to integrate recent acquisitions and attract new customers; changes in laws, regulations and requirements of the company's regulators; the cost and other effects of legal and administrative cases; changes in the creditworthiness of customers and the impairment of collectability of loans; fluctuations in market rates of interest; and other risks and factors identified in First Merchants' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.