Farm Bill clears House Ag Committee
The House Agriculture Committee advanced the 2026 Farm Bill by a 34-17 vote. The last Farm Bill was passed in ...
Tag: Farm banking
ABA submits banker requests for 2026 Farm Bill
ABA presented a list of banker priorities to be included in the 2026 Farm Bill ahead of a House Agriculture ...
ABA offers recommendations for implementation of new ag lender tax benefit
ABA offered several recommendations for how the IRS should implement a new tax benefit for lenders serving rural and agricultural ...
Study: FHLBank advances boost community lending
Federal Home Loan Bank advances are “strongly associated” with higher lending across banks and credit unions, particularly following the 2008 ...
IRS releases interim guidance on ACRE Act tax benefit
The IRS issued interim guidance for a new tax benefit for lenders serving rural and agricultural communities, which was included ...
Banking agencies release CRA data on small-business, small-farm lending in 2024
About 9.1 million small-business loans totaling nearly $276.6 billion were reported in 2024. As for small-farm loans, about 197,000 small-farm ...
Ag lenders signal cautious outlook for farm profitability in 2025
Agricultural lenders report signs of tighter conditions in farm profitability and credit quality in 2025, according to a joint survey ...
Long-awaited ACRE Act boosts banks’ ag lending competitiveness
Anticipated Treasury guidance could broaden the impact of the law, which helped to educate Congress about ag producers’ needs.
Daily, Kerrigan to receive ABA agricultural banking awards
ABA will honor Kathy Daily, managing director of First Financial Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, with the Bruning Award and Patrick ...
ABA banker: Long-term Farm Bill would boost ag economy
The agricultural provisions in the recently enacted budget reconciliation bill will provide a strong backstop for agricultural producers, but a ...
