Senate Ag Committee advances digital commodity bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced legislation to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the authority to regulate a broad range...
Ag Banking
Predicting what is ahead for banks
Bankers face challenges and opportunities in multiple key areas.
ABA offers recommendations for implementation of new ag lender tax benefit
ABA offered several recommendations for how the IRS should implement a new tax benefit for lenders serving rural and agricultural...
New online tool provides data on USDA-funded projects in rural communities
The dashboard includes total loan volume, average loan size, loan distribution by sector, geographic spread, and delinquency rates. Data is...
Study: FHLBank advances boost community lending
Federal Home Loan Bank advances are “strongly associated” with higher lending across banks and credit unions, particularly following the 2008...
IRS releases interim guidance on ACRE Act tax benefit
The IRS issued interim guidance for a new tax benefit for lenders serving rural and agricultural communities, which was included...
Banking agencies release CRA data on small-business, small-farm lending in 2024
About 9.1 million small-business loans totaling nearly $276.6 billion were reported in 2024. As for small-farm loans, about 197,000 small-farm...
ABA Ag Conference: ABA leadership and policy team talk regulatory wins, advocacy goals
The regulatory path for agricultural lenders is much easier than just a few months ago was the message today from...
CFPB proposes to streamline small-business data collection rule
The CFPB is proposing revisions to its small-business lending data rule to scale back the scope of data collection, saying...
Ag lenders signal cautious outlook for farm profitability in 2025
Agricultural lenders report signs of tighter conditions in farm profitability and credit quality in 2025, according to a joint survey...
