ABA Supports Newly Introduced ECORA Legislation
The American Bankers Association today expressed support for the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act, which would end taxation ...
Tag: Farm Credit System
Kansas Law Creates Tax Exemption for Interest Income on Ag Real Estate Loans
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly yesterday signed into law a bill that will help ensure greater parity at the state level ...
Credit Quality Remains Top Ag Lender Concern
For ag lenders, credit quality and the deterioration of agricultural loans, competition from other lenders and weak loan demand remain ...
How Much Is FCS Underestimating Its Future Loan Losses?
By Bert Ely As bankers and other FCW readers know all too well, American agriculture has experienced severe stress in ...
ABA to FCA: Proposed Rule Changes Could Destabilize Financial Markets
ABA told the Farm Credit Administration today that proposed changes to regulatory capital rules could potentially destabilize financial markets and ...
Farm Credit Watch: Another Vacancy on the FCA Board Would Cripple It
By Bert Ely The FCA is administered by a three-member board of directors; the chairman of the board also serves ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sen. Moran Urges Support for Ag Banking Legislation
In a recent column in the Kansas Banker magazine, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) urged support for an ABA-advocated bill that ...
FCA Seeks Comments on Two Potentially Significant Regulatory Changes
In January, the Farm Credit Administration proposed two potentially significant regulations that could have mixed effects on the FCS, and ...
