Farm Credit Watch: Tax Bill Reduced FCS’s Competitive Edge in Real Estate Lending Ag Banking January 31, 2018 One unintended effect of the wide-ranging tax legislation Congress enacted last month was a slight reduction in the competitive edge...
Farm Credit Watch: FCS’s $10B Treasury Line of Credit Extended Another Year Ag Banking December 20, 2017
Farm Credit Watch: FCS’ Deposit-taking More Extensive Than Previously Reported Ag Banking November 29, 2017
Farm Credit Watch: The Four FCS Banks Are Commercial Banks? Ag Banking October 25, 2017 According to a recent press release issued by the on-line magazine Global Finance, the four FCS banks are among the...
FinCEN Should Direct the FCA to Enforce the Bank Secrecy Act Ag Banking September 27, 2017 Is the Farm Credit System subject to FinCEN’s final rule on beneficial ownership with respect to customer due diligence requirements?
Farm Credit Watch: FCS Hit by Another Accounting Scandal Ag Banking August 30, 2017 The Farm Credit System has been hit by yet another accounting scandal, this time at Lone Star Ag Credit, which...
Farm Credit Watch: How FCS Gets Away with Accepting Deposits Ag Banking July 26, 2017 Bankers in many areas of the country have discovered that the FCS associations they compete against effectively are accepting deposits.
Farm Credit Watch: FCA Continues to Grossly Misrepresent FCS’ YBS lending Ag Banking June 28, 2017 As in prior years, FCA's annual report grossly overstates the FCS’s YBS lending activities.
Farm Credit Watch: House Ag Committee Holds Another Hearing on FCS Ag Banking April 28, 2017 On March 29, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the FCS.
