Lands of Opportunity
How a new tax incentive could drive commercial lending in rural communities.
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Farm Credit Watch: In Reporting Record Income for 2018, the FCS May Be Underestimating Future Loan Losses
In its recently issued Annual Information Statement for 2018, the FCS reported after-tax profits for 2018 of $5.33 billion and $272 billion of loans outstanding at Dec. 31, 2018, up 5.1 percent from year-end 2017.
Podcast: Challenges and Solutions for Ag Lenders with Heather Malcolm
Heather Malcolm is a central Montana agricultural lender, but when she’s not on the bank, she works on her family’s cattle ranch, which allows her to stay closely in touch with the challenges faced by her loan customers.
Farm Credit Administration Seeks Feedback on YBS Farmer Data Collection, Reporting
The Farm Credit Administration is seeking feedback on its processes for collecting and reporting data on how the Farm Credit System is serving young, beginning and small farmers—one of its statutory requirements.
A Little Country Hospitality
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia
CFPB Releases 2019 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 use in 2019 to determine whether they are exempt from certain regulatory requirements.
Game Changers in Farm Banking
How can bankers continue to grow their role as trusted advisers for ag producers?
Banking Rural America
If we aren’t able to find a way to backfill areas hit hard by bank consolidation, the nation’s impressive economic recovery and growth will leave those towns behind.
USDA to Restore Full-Time Operation of Farm Service Agency
As the government shutdown enters its fifth week, the Department of Agriculture announced that it will temporarily resume full-time operations of its Farm Service Agency offices nationwide.