Will community banks survive big bank regulations? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report on the comments made by bank regulators at the ICBA convention regarding their relationship with community banks.

What will the future hold for community banks? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report that community banks have had to make adjustments after the financial crisis, but will continue to be an abiding partner with small businesses.

What are the dangers facing America's independent banks? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report on challenges facing community banks, including a regulations like Dodd-Frank and Basel III, plus the slow economy.

Looming regulatory challenges threaten the health of the community bank sector. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report how regulations aimed at big bank reform could cause independent community banks to become collateral damage.

Will the Fed's QE3 plans will hurt small businesses? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report that the Fed's plans to inject more liquidity into the market will help Wall Street, but probably hurt small businesses in the long run.

Why small banks are collateral damage of new bank regulations. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to discuss talk about increased regulatory pressure independent banks are experiencing and how this will be detrimental to small businesses.

Is there a regulatory conspiracy against independent banks?Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report that there is a philosophical agenda among bank regulators that is not in favor of small banks and, by association, negatively impact small businesses.

Why the credit rating of large banks was downgraded. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the credit downgrading of some of the U.S.'s largest banks and why the concept of "too big to fail" ultimately hurts the banking industry.

Regulating big banks should not be the same as regulating community banks. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the damage that is done when regulators look at community banks through the same lens as the big banks.

Independent community banks are declining in numbers. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why independent banks are declining in numbers and why that is not good for small businesses and therefore, not good for America.