Farm Credit Watch: Ongoing FCS association consolidation increases taxpayer risk; Congress must re-examine the FCS mission
Despite shrinking numbers of associations, the total assets of all FCS associations — $324 billion as of Sept. 30 — ...
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FCC drops bank safety rating requirement for rural broadband program
The FCC will discontinue its requirement that banks obtain certain types of Weiss safety ratings to be eligible to provide ...
Podcast: Strategies to help America’s agricultural producers
With commodity prices falling and producer expenses rising, it's a difficult moment for America's agricultural economy.
FCA board approves proposal requiring certain FCS institutions to get integrated audits
An integrated audit is an audit of internal control over financial reporting that is integrated with an audit of financial ...
Farm Credit Watch: Continuing consolidation within FCS increases likelihood of a FCSIC taxpayer bailout
Continued consolidation of FCS associations ring alarm bells in Congress about the capacity of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation ...
ABA, banks donate to Vermont flood relief efforts
ABA announced that it will donate $25,000 to the Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund, which is providing grants to ...
Fed’s Bowman touts benefits of banks, CDFIs in rural communities
Smaller banks, including community banks, are indispensable in providing access to financial products and services, especially in remote or rural ...
USDA discrimination payments are targets for check fraud
Treasury checks are among criminals’ favorite targets because generally banks must provide the money before they can learn if the ...
Farm Credit Watch: FCA board’s untenable situation, the risk of FCS consolidation, and is FCSIC truly actuarially sound?
FCA would be unable to take any official action if both board members serving expired terms left the board.
Recent USDA awards support farmworkers and agricultural employers
The awards are intended to focus on agriculture labor challenges, resiliency and instability, strengthen protections for farmworkers, and expand legal ...
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