Banking agencies release CRA data on small-business, small-farm lending in 2025
A total of 720 lenders reported data about originations and purchases of small loans — $1 million or less —...
Ag Banking
ABA Ag Conference: Policy experts begin to break down midterm’s effect on ag banking
Members of ABA’s policy team were on hand to help ag lenders begin to sort out the election results that...
ABA CEO to ag bankers: As Capitol Hill power shifts, ABA’s advocacy will not
Addressing ABA’s 74th Agricultural Bankers Conference, Nichols told the crowd in Minneapolis that while the results of the elections were...
Ag lender survey highlights growing divergence in agricultural financial conditions
Lenders reported continued pressure on farm profitability in 2026, with 75% of respondents saying profitability had tightened in their local...
Podcast: How community banks can keep farmers farming in turbulent times
Agriculture has never been for the faint of heart — but in an environment where global trade policy is changing...
Meeting Ag Lending Goals Without Going It Alone
SPONSORED CONTENT PRESENTED BY AGRI-ACCESS Meeting Ag Lending Goals Without Going It Alone Agricultural lending has long been built on...
Podcast: Telling a different kind of story about community banks
John Maxfield on what it takes to be a discipline to be a CEO in a business with little margin...
Senate Ag Committee advances Farm Bill
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Farm Bill after it had previously stalled, with the current version of the legislation...
ABA recognizes excellence in agricultural finance with 2026 Bruning, Blanchfield Awards
ABA announced the recipients of its highly regarded Bruning and Blanchfield Awards, the association's premier awards presented annually for significant...
Senate Ag Committee reaches an impasse on Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee failed to advance the Farm Bill after committee Democrats objected that the legislation did not contain...
