ABA, NCBA Release New Ad Highlighting Sen. Tillis’ Support for PPP
ABA and the North Carolina Bankers Association today released a new voter education ad thanking Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) for ...
Tag: Farm banking
Farm Credit Watch: Fitch Lowers FCS Debt Rating Outlook to Negative
By Bert Ely On Aug. 3, Fitch, one of the three major debt rating agencies, revised its Rating Outlook for ...
ABA Supports Bipartisan Bill to Extend COVID-19 Relief to USDA RD Borrowers
ABA today welcomed the bipartisan Rural Equal Aid Act, which would provide six months of payment relief for borrowers using ...
Ag Banker Frank Bruning, Industry Icon, Dies at 94
By Ed Elfmann The agricultural banking community lost an industry icon with the passing of Frank Bruning on June 1. ...
Lessons in Loss: Ag Lenders on Surviving Tough Times
As a record expansion ground to a halt, a whole new generation of bankers has had no experience with a ...
Farm Credit Watch: FCS Dramatically Boosted Its Liquidity During March
The FCS’s issuance of short-term securities, called discount notes, nearly doubled during the first quarter, rising by $17 billion between ...
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 ...
ABA Report: Farm Banks Increased Capital Ahead of Pandemic
Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., the nation’s farm banks were well-capitalized, with many raising equity ...
Podcast: Supporting Small Business Cashflows in the COVID Recovery
Memorial Day signified the beginning of summer in many parts of the country, and the slow but steady reopening of ...
USDA to Guarantee $1 Billion in Loans for Rural Businesses, Ag Producers
With many rural businesses and agricultural producers facing financial challenges as a result of COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture today ...
