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...
Ag Banking
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...
ABA Member Testifies on Rural Bank Challenges
ABA member Roger Porch, VP at First National Bank in Philip, S.D., testified before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday on...
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...
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...
