Farmer Mac reported $414.3 million in net new business for the second quarter, bringing its outstanding business volume to $18.3 billion, a record high.

Bankers in many areas of the country have discovered that the FCS associations they compete against effectively are accepting deposits.

In a statement for the record in a Senate Agricultural Committee hearing on commodities, credit and crop insurance, ABA today called on lawmakers to reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s guaranteed farm loan programs in the 2018 Farm Bill.

The House Appropriations Committee today passed an agricultural appropriations bill that includes funding for its guaranteed farm ownership and operating loan programs.

As in prior years, FCA's annual report grossly overstates the FCS’s YBS lending activities.

The American Bankers Association today welcomed a proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restructure its operations to improve efficiency, effectiveness and accountability, in response to an executive order by President Trump.

Four ways bank leaders can support undergraduate education programs and build the next generation of bankers.

In testimony submitted for a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the state of the farm economy today, ABA noted that the nation’s 1,912 farm banks are strong and well-positioned to continue supporting farmers and ranchers despite projected declines in farm income.

Highlighting the critical role the nation’s 1,912 farm banks play in financing the operations of America’s farmers and ranchers, ABA called for changes in the upcoming Farm Bill to the USDA Guaranteed Farm Loan Program in a written statement for the record of a House Agriculture Committee hearing yesterday.

Farmer Mac today reported $445 million in net new business for the first quarter, generating a record outstanding business volume of $17.8 billion.