ABA’s Nichols: ACRE Act would help struggling ag economy
The bipartisan ACRE Act would provide much-needed help to rural communities at a time when the U.S. agriculture economy is ...
Tag: Rural banking
How a Georgia community bank supports government-guaranteed lending nationwide
Government-guaranteed lending requires special expertise and back-office functionality that grows increasingly expensive for smaller banks.
Survey: Commercial banks’ farm lending strong into Q1
According to a Kansas City Fed survey, the volume of farm operating loans increased sharply from a year ago alongside ...
Farm Credit returns excess insurance funds to system banks
The board of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation approved the payment of approximately $76.6 million in excess insurance funds ...
Senate Ag Committee announces subcommittee leadership
The committee assignments come with some notable replacements for the new Congress.
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 — ...
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 ...
