Senate Vote Expected This Week on ABA-Backed Cyber Bill
The Senate is scheduled to vote this week on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S.754), an ABA-supported bill that would...
Ag Banking
Blanchfield Honored with New ABA Award
ABA today announced that John Blanchfield, who was SVP for agricultural and rural banking at ABA for 25 years before...
FCS Hikes Its Lending Limit to $1.5 Billion from $1 Billion
These increases are powerful evidence of the FCS’s increased emphasis on providing taxpayer-subsidized credit to large corporate borrowers.
Kansas’ Terry Barta to Receive Bruning Award
Terry Barta, vice president for ag lending at the Peoples Bank in Smith Center, Kan., has been named the winner...
ABA Hosts Meeting to Address Rural Appraiser Shortage
To help address the pending shortage of rural property appraisers -- and the implications for agricultural and commercial credit in...
FCS Southwest Finally Reveals Cost of Massive Loan Fraud
Mismanagement results in nearly $50 million in losses for a troubled FCS lender.
SNL Article Spotlights Farm Credit System Abuses
An article yesterday in SNL Financial shone a spotlight on the Farm Credit System’s “dangerous and abused advantages” and the...
Agencies Issue 2014 CRA Small-Biz, Small-Farm Loan Data
The federal banking agencies today issued aggregate data on 2014 small-business, small-farm and community development loans that institutions reported under...
Poised and Proactive on the Farm
Ag bankers are preparing producers for a changing economic environment.
ABA Shares Tips for Navigating Tough Times in Farm Lending
With the agricultural boom projected to hit speedbumps in the months and years ahead, ABA distributed 10 tips to help...
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