Farm profitability continued to decline in the first half of 2017, according to the latest agricultural lenders survey conducted by ABA and Farmer Mac.

ABA announced today that Pennsylvania banker Michael H. Firestine will receive this year’s Bruning Award.

According to a recent press release issued by the on-line magazine Global Finance, the four FCS banks are among the world’s 50 safest commercial banks.

As interest rates move up and commodity prices stay low, bankers’ use of the secondary market is evolving to focus on fixed-rate products.

The American Bankers Association today expressed support for legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that would increase the lending limit and overall funding for the Farm Service Agency’s guaranteed farm ownership and operating loan programs.

Is the Farm Credit System subject to FinCEN’s final rule on beneficial ownership with respect to customer due diligence requirements?

The Farm Credit System has been hit by yet another accounting scandal, this time at Lone Star Ag Credit, which is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Farmer Mac reported $414.3 million in net new business for the second quarter, bringing its outstanding business volume to $18.3 billion, a record high.

Bankers in many areas of the country have discovered that the FCS associations they compete against effectively are accepting deposits.

In a statement for the record in a Senate Agricultural Committee hearing on commodities, credit and crop insurance, ABA today called on lawmakers to reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s guaranteed farm loan programs in the 2018 Farm Bill.