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ABA Honors Al Tubbs with Bruning Award for Contributions to Ag Banking
The American Bankers Association announced the recipients of both the Bruning and Blanchfield Awards, the association’s premier awards presented for contributions to ag banking.
Farm Credit Watch: Another Vacancy on the FCA Board Would Cripple It
By Bert Ely The FCA is administered by a three-member board of directors; the chairman…
Farm Credit Watch: Fitch Lowers FCS Debt Rating Outlook to Negative
By Bert Ely On Aug. 3, Fitch, one of the three major debt rating agencies,…
ABA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Extend COVID-19 Relief to USDA RD Borrowers
ABA today welcomed the bipartisan Rural Equal Aid Act, which would provide six months of payment relief for borrowers using the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development loan programs.
Ag Banker Frank Bruning, Industry Icon, Dies at 94
By Ed Elfmann The agricultural banking community lost an industry icon with the passing of…
Lessons in Loss: Ag Lenders on Surviving Tough Times
As a record expansion ground to a halt, a whole new generation of bankers has had no experience with a down cycle. What can bankers nationwide learn from the challenged agricultural economy of the past decade about the role of emotional intelligence in banking?
Farm Credit Watch: FCS Dramatically Boosted Its Liquidity During March
The FCS’s issuance of short-term securities, called discount notes, nearly doubled during the first quarter, rising by $17 billion between the end of 2019 and March 31, 2020. That increase accounted for 80 percent of the FCS’s first quarter rise in total system-wide debt outstanding.
ECORA Tax Relief Also Benefits Farms, Single-Family Rural Residences
Recent legislation introduced in both houses of Congress―the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act―would…
ABA Report: Farm Banks Increased Capital Ahead of Pandemic
Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., the nation’s farm banks were well-capitalized, with many raising equity capital—a more conservative type of capital, according to ABA’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report released today.