W. Blake Marsh

W. Blake Marsh is an economist in the Banking Research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.  His research focuses on commercial bank regulation and financial intermediation.  Current research topics examine commercial real estate lending concentrations, syndicated lending, and the adoption of financial technology.  Marsh holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from The George Washington University and a Master of Arts and Ph.D.from American University. He previously held positions at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and in the mortgage industry.