Farm Credit Council Blasts Letter ABA Sent to House Ag Leaders
The council’s five-page, histrionic rebuttal makes numerous false assertions about the FCS’s lending and other practices that House Ag Committee...
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FCA Has Yet to Respond to Congress’s Questions
Usually witnesses, especially those from a federal agency overseen by the committee whose members posed the questions, respond quickly and...
How to Compete with Farm Credit—and Win
Top tips from ag lenders: leverage Farmer Mac, provide value-added with free financial analysis and lead with fixed-rate products.
CFTC Finalizes Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved a final rule requiring swap dealers and major swap participants to exchange initial...
ABA Urges USDA to Provide Relief for Cotton Farmers
ABA and the Independent Community Bankers of America issued a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture today urging...
House Ag Committee Members Ask Tough Questions of FCS Regulator
The Farm Credit System was on the hot seat during a long-due oversight hearing.
Final Highway Bill Includes Modified Fed Dividend Cut
A group of senators and representatives today issued a reconciled version of a long-term highway funding bill that includes a...
Farm Credit System on Hill Agenda This Week
After long and patient advocacy by ABA and the state bankers associations, the House Agriculture Committee will hold an oversight...
House Ag Committee to Hold Hearing on FCA
The House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). The proposed hearing date...
ABA, Farming Groups Urge Senate to Restore Crop Insurance
In a joint letter today, ABA and several farming industry groups urged the Senate to repeal a provision in the...
