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Tag: farm lending
Farm Credit Of New Mexico To Merge With American AgCredit Aug 30, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The merger of Farm Credit of New Mexico and American AgCredit Farm Credit cooperatives will be effective Oct. 1, 2023, creating one Farm Credit Association with enhanced […]
Farm Lending Slows as Interest Rates Rise Jul 13, 2023
Farm lending activity at commercial banks slowed through the first half of 2023 as interest rates continued to push higher. The volume of non-real estate farm loans at commercial banks […]
Kansas City Fed: Farm Real Estate Debt Climbs, But Farm Finances Strong Dec 7, 2022
In a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, “Farm Debt Climbs but Financial Stress Remains Limited,” Nate Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated that, “Farm real estate debt continued to climb and […]
Improved Conditions in 4th-Quarter Ag Survey; Input Costs a Concern for 2022 – Dallas Fed Jan 5, 2022
Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey for the fourth quarter of 2021. The Survey pointed out that, “Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter survey reported improved conditions across most regions […]
Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2021 1st Quarter Farm Economy Conditions May 17, 2021
Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the first quarter of 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of […]
Ag Economy: Reduced Demand for Farm Loans in 1st Quarter Apr 27, 2021
In an update earlier this month from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (“Farm Lending Remains Muted in Early 2021“), Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman stated that, “Farm loan demand remained muted at […]
Ag Economy: Banks Trim Farm Lending – Federal Reserve Dec 9, 2020
Third Quarter Commercial Bank Call Report Data Agricultural loan balances at commercial banks continued to decrease in the third quarter, according to Call Report data. Most of the recent decrease […]
Ag Economy: Farmers Increasingly Turn to Non-Traditional Lenders – Podcast Sep 1, 2020
A Kansas State University agricultural economist says that non-traditional lenders are becoming a bigger part of doing business in farm country. Jenny Ifft spoke recently at the Risk and Profit […]
Farm Lending Declines For 2nd Quarter – Kansas City Fed Jan 22, 2020
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (“Farm Lending Declines at End of 2019“), Nathan Kauffman stated that, “The volume of agricultural lending at commercial banks […]
Ag Borrowing – Best Approaches When Asking For Money – DTN Dec 2, 2019
Securing operating loans for the upcoming crop season will bring new challenges for some borrowers, but there are ways to make farm operations more cash-worthy in the eyes of today’s […]
