ABA board chair, CEO update ag bankers on critical advocacy issues
ABA leadership discussed some of the association's primary advocacy efforts affecting ag lenders and the farmers and ranchers they serve.
Tag: ECORA
Podcast: James Ballentine reflects on his career in banking advocacy
After 22 years at ABA, the association's top lobbyist James Ballentine will soon retire. In this special episode of the ...
Sen. Moran Stresses Importance of Keeping Rural Banks Competitive
During the ABA Summit, Sen. Moran (R-Kan.) reiterated his support for ECORA and other legislation intended to bolster the competitiveness ...
Senate Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Level Playing Field Between Banks, FCS
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today introduced S. ...
ABA’s Elfmann: With ECORA, Help Is on the Way
Farmers, ranchers and producers across the country have stood strong during a year of extreme economic disruption and tumult. America ...
Banking on ECORA’s Encore
Though the goals for passing of the reintroduced Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2021, commonly known as ...
ABA Supports Newly Introduced ECORA Legislation
The American Bankers Association today expressed support for the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act, which would end taxation ...
House Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Level Playing Field Between Banks, FCS
Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) yesterday introduced the American Bankers Association-backed Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America ...
Kansas Law Creates Tax Exemption for Interest Income on Ag Real Estate Loans
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly yesterday signed into law a bill that will help ensure greater parity at the state level ...
ECORA Tax Relief Also Benefits Farms, Single-Family Rural Residences
Recent legislation introduced in both houses of Congress―the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act―would amend the Internal Revenue Code ...
