Seizing Opportunities to Revive Rural Economies
As a banker working in rural America, you surely know a small town or two that seems to be dwindling...
Ag Banking
ABA Calls for Transparency on Hemp Licenses, Flexibility on THC Test
ABA today recommended several changes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s interim final rule that would facilitate banks offering services...
Resolving the Farm Credit System’s Growing Credit-Quality Problems
By Bert Ely American agriculture is experiencing extraordinary financial stress, unlike anything farmers and ranchers have experienced in several decades....
Kansas Banker Urges Support for ABA-Backed Ag Bill
Kansas banker Shan Hanes testified before a House Agriculture Subcommitee today, offering the association’s perspective on agricultural credit issues in...
Banking Agencies Issue ABA-Urged Guidance on Hemp Banking
The federal banking agencies and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, in consultation with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, today...
ABA Data Bank: Ag Lenders’ Concerns about Producers
Read more in the ABA/Farmer Mac Agricultural Lender Survey.
ABA Chief Economist Sees Reason for Optimism Amid Challenges in Ag Sector
While the agricultural sector continues to face numerous challenges, “there’s a lot of optimism” among ag lenders looking ahead to...
ABA Survey: Credit Quality Tops List of Concerns for Ag Lenders in 2019
With the farm economy in the midst of a prolonged downturn, the primary concern among ag lenders in 2019 was...
USDA Releases Interim Final Rule Providing Clarity on Hemp Production
The United States Department of Agriculture today issued a long-awaited interim final rule establishing new regulations and procedures for the...
Restructuring the Farm Credit System—Why Now and How to Do It
The FCS, America’s least known government-sponsored-enterprise, has an excessively complex and increasingly obsolete organizational structure. ... Simplifying the structure of...
