Articles tagged under: American Bankers Association

ABA Awards Announced

Published September 15, 2026

The American Bankers Association will honor Nathan Franzén, president of the ag banking division at First Dakota National Bank in Yankton, South Dakota with the Bruning Award and Doug Lund, retired agricultural loan specialist with the USDA Farm Service Agency…
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Credit Quality Remains Good

Published May 5, 2026

After years of historically low delinquency rates, credit quality at farm banks weakened modestly in 2025. The number of farm loans that were not repaid on schedule still remains low by historical standards. According to the American Bankers Association 2025…
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Farm Debt to Increase in ’26

Published November 12, 2025

Ag lenders expect farmers to be profitable this year, but less than half are projected to stay in the black in 2026. According to the annual survey conducted by the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac, nearly 70 percent of…
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Ag Lender Priorities in DC

Published October 2, 2025

A large portion of traditional farm bill provisions were included in this summer’s tax bill. However, American Bankers Association Senior Vice President of Agricultural and Rural Banking Policy Ed Elfmann says it didn’t include the credit or rural development titles."We're…
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Farm Bank Lending Increased in ’23

Published March 21, 2024

Agricultural loan demand increased in 2023 and ag lending by U.S. farm banks grew nearly seven percent reaching $110 billion. According to the American Bankers Association Annual Farm Bank Performance Report, over 98 percent of farm banks were profitable last…
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Agricultural Bankers Conference

Published November 12, 2023

The American Bankers Association hosted the Agricultural Bankers Conference at Oklahoma City. ABA Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee Chairman Tony Hotchkiss says the conference offered educational opportunities to help ag lenders better serve their communities. “We talk about a lot…
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Craven to be Honored by ABA

Published September 20, 2023

The American Bankers Association will present its Blanchfield Award to Robert Craven with the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota. This award recognizes the contributions of a non-banker to support agricultural lending. The award will be…
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A Good Year for Ag Banks

Published March 24, 2023

Lending through U.S. farm banks increased to $103 billion in 2022, up more than eight percent from the previous year. The American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report credits the change to nearly a ten percent increase in outstanding…
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