The House today passed a $1 trillion compromise spending bill that funds the government through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The bill is expected to be passed by the Senate and signed by President Trump.

Farm banks increased their agricultural lending by 5.3 percent in 2016 and held $103.4 billion in ag loans at year’s end, according to the American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report released today.

From finding local talent to fitting new regulations onto longstanding relationships, rural bank CEOs are often on the frontiers of compliance.

Concerns about commodity prices, liquidity and farm income are top-of-mind for the nation’s agricultural lenders, according to a new survey by ABA and Farmer Mac.

On March 29, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the FCS.

Speaking to a community bank conference in New York yesterday, Esther George -- president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -- emphasized several areas where regulation is ill-suited to community banks and needs to be tailored.

The FDIC today released the third installment of its guide to affordable single-family home loan programs, which collects information about programs to expand access to affordable mortgage credit, including programs targeted in rural and low- and moderate-income communities and to Native Americans and veterans.

Testifying on behalf of ABA today at a hearing before the House Agriculture Committee’s Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Subcommittee, banker Nate Franzen outlined several changes ABA is seeking in the upcoming Farm Bill.

In a letter to President Trump today, the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America urged the president to make the revitalization of rural America a priority for any new national infrastructure program.