Fireside Chat at Mississippi Delta Event

Aug. 8, 2025

St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem participated in a fireside chat at the event “Financial Well-being in the Delta: A Conversation on Banking, Credit and Small Business.” The event in Itta Bena, Miss., was organized by the St. Louis Fed’s Community Development team.

President Musalem discussed the St. Louis Fed’s role in communities around the Eighth Federal Reserve District and his views on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. Douglas Scarboro, senior vice president and regional executive of the St. Louis Fed’s Memphis Branch, moderated the conversation.

The fireside chat with President Musalem begins at 55:44 in the video.