ABA and other industry groups met with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Farm Service Agency yesterday to discuss ways to support the credit needs of new farmers and ranchers.
Four alternatives for banks managing distressed agricultural loans.
The American Bankers Association announced the recipients of both the Bruning and Blanchfield Awards, the association’s premier awards presented for contributions to ag banking.
By Bert Ely The FCA is administered by a three-member board of directors; the chairman…
By Bert Ely On Aug. 3, Fitch, one of the three major debt rating agencies,…
ABA today welcomed the bipartisan Rural Equal Aid Act, which would provide six months of payment relief for borrowers using the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development loan programs.
By Ed Elfmann The agricultural banking community lost an industry icon with the passing of…
As a record expansion ground to a halt, a whole new generation of bankers has had no experience with a down cycle. What can bankers nationwide learn from the challenged agricultural economy of the past decade about the role of emotional intelligence in banking?
The FCS’s issuance of short-term securities, called discount notes, nearly doubled during the first quarter, rising by $17 billion between the end of 2019 and March 31, 2020. That increase accounted for 80 percent of the FCS’s first quarter rise in total system-wide debt outstanding.
Recent legislation introduced in both houses of Congress―the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act―would…