USDA Makes Funds Available to Bolster Food Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is deploying $100 million under the new Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to make ...
Tag: Rural banking
ABA Data Bank: Ag Loan Delinquencies Decreased in 2021
Credit quality for both loans secured by farmland and agricultural production loans improved in 2021, ag lenders reported in the ...
ABA Survey: Ag Borrower Profitability Increased in 2021
A majority of ag lenders—69.7%—reported that overall farm profitability increased in the prior year, due in large part to government ...
FHFA Expands Measures to Add Appraisal Flexibilities, Help LMI Refinances
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced plans to expand refinance programs introduced last spring for low- to moderate-income borrowers.
ABA Honors Ag Banking Leaders with Annual Awards
ABA today announced the recipients of its Bruning and Blanchfield Awards, the association’s premier awards presented for contributions to ag ...
Bankers Viewpoints Shift as Pandemic Continues, CSBS Annual Survey Highlights
In 2020, local business conditions were top of mind for community bankers. This year, the lingering effect of COVID-19 on ...
Farm Credit Watch: Tracking Credit Ratings, Congressional Oversight and Agency Transparency
This edition of Farm Credit Watch examines multiple issues, including the Farm Credit Service’s debt rating, possible Senate and House ...
Ag-Focused Youth Gain Real World Business Experience
By volunteering as advisers mentors with FFA or 4-H, agricultural bankers build financial capability and strengthen the next generation of ...
Senate Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Level Playing Field Between Banks, FCS
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today introduced S. ...
Farm Credit Watch: Potentially Dangerous Change to FCS Appraisal Regulations Proposed
The Farm Credit Administration has proposed a potentially dangerous relaxation of its regulation governing the appraisal procedures FCS institutions rely ...
