Issue of Interest: Agricultural & Rural Banking and The Farm Credit System

The American Bankers Association has had a special section dedicated to providing advocacy, information, training, education, and public relations for banks that make and service agricultural loans or provide credit and other financial services to those living and working in rural America for nearly 100 years.

ABA Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking

ABA Resources

• ABA Agriculture Banks Performance Scorecard  - See the instructional video
• 2011 Farm Bank Performance Report - See a video summary
• ABA Tip Sheet for Farmers Buying Farmland
• ABA Agricultural Radio Interviews
• ABA Agricultural Testimonies & Letters
• ABA 2010 Farm Bank Performance Review (Spring 2011)
• Top 100 Ag Banks by Dollar Volume
• Top 100 Ag Banks by Loan Concentration
• Seasonal Credit Program is Important to Rural America pdf
• 21st Century Agricultural Banking Report pdf
• ABA and Agricultural Banking Timeline (January 2005)

Press Releases

• ABA Testifies On Agriculture Credit Recommendations for the Farm Bill  (May 10, 2012)
• ABA Releases New Performance Scorecard for Agriculture Banks (April 12,2012)
• Farm Banks Increased Ag Loans and Added Jobs in 2011 (April 5, 2012)
• ABA Offers Practical Financial Advice for Farmers Buying Farmland (Feb. 27, 2012)
• ABA Statement on HUD's Withdrawal of Farm Credit System Expansion Proposal (Feb. 14, 2012)
• ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference Set For Nov. 6-9 In Indianapolis (Sept. 13, 2011)
• Montana Banker To Receive Top Ag Banking Award (July 11, 2011)
• Farm Banks Increased Ag Loans In 2010 (May 9, 2011)
• ABA Testifies On Agricultural Credit Conditions In Rural America (April 14, 2011)
• ABA Vice Chairman Says Banks Are Successfully Managing Farm Real Estate Loan Risk (March 10, 2011)
• ABA Subsidiary Renews Alliance With Farmer Mac (Feb. 8, 2011)
• American, Canadian Bankers Associations To Hold Joint Agricultural Lenders Conference (July 13, 2010)

Additional Information

• The Federal Reserve: Agricultural Finance Databook 
• USDA Farm Economy Research
• Agriculture and Rural Economies - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
• The Farm Credit System:  Reinvented and Mission Challenged (November 2002) pdf 
• Link to House Agriculture Committee 
• Link to Senate Agriculture Committee