Farm, commercial real estate concerns abound in ’25
There are a number of uncertainties in the new year: Will a new farm bill pass? How will the farm economy progress over the next 12 months? [Continue]
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Bankers, industry players bullish on 2025 potential
Could lower taxes and reduced reg burden be enough to set aside worries about fraud or lack of succession or putting the right people in the right seats? [Continue]
Bankers, industry players bullish on 2025 potential
In last month’s edition of BankBeat, we looked back at 2024 and concluded it had been a tough year for community bankers, with rising costs, squeezed margins and regulatory burden that could best be described as beastly. [Continue]