Farm Credit Watch: Ongoing FCS association consolidation increases taxpayer risk; Congress must re-examine the FCS mission
Despite shrinking numbers of associations, the total assets of all FCS associations — $324 billion as of Sept. 30 — ...
Tag: Farm banking
State bankers associations urge Congress to help struggling farmers
In a joint letter, 38 state bankers associations urged congressional leaders to include meaningful economic assistance to U.S. farmers in ...
Banking agencies release CRA data on small-business, small-farm lending in 2023
The total number and value of small-business and small-farm loans made by financial institutions subject to the Community Reinvestment Act ...
Agricultural lenders’ top concerns for 2025
Lenders have a deep understanding of the needs of farmers and ranchers because, in many cases, they are in the ...
Farmers face cliff as working capital disappears
Five-year Farm Bill passage in 2024 remains on table but uncertain.
Farm Credit Watch: Continuing consolidation within FCS increases likelihood of a FCSIC taxpayer bailout
Continued consolidation of FCS associations ring alarm bells in Congress about the capacity of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation ...
Farm Credit Watch: FCA board’s untenable situation, the risk of FCS consolidation, and is FCSIC truly actuarially sound?
FCA would be unable to take any official action if both board members serving expired terms left the board.
Senate Republicans and Democrats issue respective Farm Bill versions, but impasse and delay loom
Despite the forward momentum, according to multiple news sources, partisan differences between House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill ...
House version of 2024 Farm Bill goes through markup
ABA is supportive of the bill, though the association voiced its disappointment that banks were not included in Farm Bill language ...
ABA report: Farm bank lending increased to $110 billion in 2023
Banks reported holding over 1.1 million small farm loans worth $70 billion.
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