Farmer Mac Reports Earnings for First Quarter
Farmer Mac reported $372.1 million in net new business for the first quarter of 2018, bringing its outstanding business volume ...
Tag: Farm banking
ABA, ICBA Write to Lawmakers in Support of 2018 Farm Bill
In a joint letter with the Independent Community Bankers of America yesterday, ABA wrote to leaders of the House and ...
ABA Report: Ag Lending Grows 6 Percent in 2017
The nation’s farm banks increased agricultural lending by nearly 6 percent, or $5.9 billion, to $106 billion in 2017, according ...
CFPB Releases 2018 Lists of Rural, Underserved Counties
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today released the lists of rural counties and rural or underserved counties that entities can ...
Staying Close to Farm Customers
With Midwestern grain and row crop commodities continuing to trade in lower-price bands, producers’ ability to manage price risk takes ...
Farm Credit Watch: Time to Rethink Taxation of FCS, Ag Co-ops
Hopefully an unintended consequence of the major tax legislation enacted in December will be the triggering of a fundamental review ...
Podcast: How the Appraiser Shortage Harms Rural Communities and Young Farmers
The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast tackles the shortage of qualified appraisers -- especially in rural areas, ...
Farm Credit Watch: Tax Bill Reduced FCS’s Competitive Edge in Real Estate Lending
One unintended effect of the wide-ranging tax legislation Congress enacted last month was a slight reduction in the competitive edge ...
