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...
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 of the board also serves...
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, revised its Rating Outlook for...
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...
Ag Banker Frank Bruning, Industry Icon, Dies at 94
By Ed Elfmann The agricultural banking community lost an industry icon with the passing of Frank Bruning on June 1....
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...
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...
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 amend the Internal Revenue Code...
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...
Podcast: Supporting Small Business Cashflows in the COVID Recovery
Memorial Day signified the beginning of summer in many parts of the country, and the slow but steady reopening of...
