California Banker Jeffrey Ball on Financial Innovation, De Novo Banks, and a Path Forward on Marijuana Banking

Summary: California banker Jeffrey Ball discusses several emerging issues in public policy -- including banks' role in financial innovation and protecting consumers, as well as the increasingly urgent need to address banking marijuana-related businesses. He emphasizes the need for a resolution to the gap between state and federal law. Ball also discusses the outlook for de novo banks in his Southern California market and outlined his bank's small business strategy.