How Bankers Are Providing More Choices to Farmers
As interest rates move up and commodity prices stay low, bankers’ use of the secondary market is evolving to focus ...
Tag: Farm banking
ABA Applauds Bill to Raise Funding for FSA Programs
The American Bankers Association today expressed support for legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that would increase the lending ...
Farmer Mac Reports Record Earnings in Second Quarter
Farmer Mac reported $414.3 million in net new business for the second quarter, bringing its outstanding business volume to $18.3 ...
Farm Credit Watch: How FCS Gets Away with Accepting Deposits
Bankers in many areas of the country have discovered that the FCS associations they compete against effectively are accepting deposits.
ABA Calls for Changes to USDA Loans in 2018 Farm Bill
In a statement for the record in a Senate Agricultural Committee hearing on commodities, credit and crop insurance, ABA today ...
Ag Appropriations Bill Includes Support for Guaranteed Ownership, Operating Loans
The House Appropriations Committee today passed an agricultural appropriations bill that includes funding for its guaranteed farm ownership and operating ...
Farm Credit Watch: FCA Continues to Grossly Misrepresent FCS’ YBS lending
As in prior years, FCA's annual report grossly overstates the FCS’s YBS lending activities.
ABA Applauds Proposed Structural Changes to USDA
The American Bankers Association today welcomed a proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restructure its operations to improve ...
It’s Academic!
Four ways bank leaders can support undergraduate education programs and build the next generation of bankers.
ABA: Farm Banks Well Positioned to Meet Customers’ Credit Needs
In testimony submitted for a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the state of the farm economy today, ABA noted that ...
