Mike Menzies

Mike Menzies

Mike Menzies, our resident banker, is President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust in Easton, Maryland. With over 30 years in the banking industry, he has also served as President and CEO, then Chairman of the Board of The First Bank of Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, and Executive Vice President and director of The Talbot Bank of Easton, Easton, Maryland. Mike has appeared before Congressional Committees, testifying on SBA lending to the Small Business Committee, on BIF/SAIF issues to the Senate Banking Committee, on regulatory burden to the FFIEC, and on banker education to Chairman Greenspan and the Federal Reserve Board. Mike is a former director of the Independent Bankers Association of America (IBAA), as well as former chairman of the IBAA’s Policy Development, Long Term Planning, and Bank Education Committees.

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Community banks are under regulatory duress today. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how community banks are facing unfair regulatory burdens and what small business owners can do to support them.
When will small businesses start borrowing money for growth? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why loan demand is going to be down in 2014 for the sixth year in a row.
How will Janet Yellen treat Main Street? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how favorable Fed Chairman Yellen will be toward Main Street's small businesses and community banks.