ISM: Manufacturing sector contracted in August

Members of ABA’s policy team were on hand to help ag and rural lenders begin to sort out the election results that put Democrats in control of the House and Senate and what that the transfer of power...

Addressing ABA’s 47th Agricultural Bankers Conference, Nichols told the crowd in Minneapolis that while the results of the elections were “historic” and the roster of lawmakers and the power in Congressional committees will soon change, the issues ABA...

Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in October, the Institute of Supply Management said in its most recent ISM Services PMI Report.

More than half of bank and credit union account holders say they remain with their institutions only because switching banks would be too hard, and many would consider switching if their institutions failed to provide adequate support during...

The OCC released guidance for its examiners when evaluating the use of artificial intelligence – or “super intelligence" – in banks’ business activities.

Lenders reported continued pressure on farm profitability in 2026, with 75% of respondents saying profitability had tightened in their local agricultural economies, according to the annual survey by ABA and Farmer Mac.