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Banking Analytics: Agricultural Lending by Community Banks Remained Strong in Q1

Following robust agricultural loan growth in 2025, the value of outstanding agricultural loans at U.S. community banks stood at $162.6 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026, up 4.6% from a year ago.1 Growth was particularly pronounced in agricultural production loans, which increased by 6.1% year-over-year.

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Ask the Fed

Ask the Fed® is a Federal Reserve System webinar program designed for insured depository institutions, bank and thrift holding companies, supervisory regulators and banking associations. Program sessions feature Fed experts and guest speakers presenting on, and answering questions about topical banking and regulatory issues. 

Basics for Bank Directors

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Basics for Bank Directors provides an understanding of the regulatory framework and directors' oversight responsibilities.

Community Banking Connections

Community Banking Connections is a Federal Reserve System publication that serves to clarify key supervisory guidance, highlight new regulations, provide perspectives from bank examiners and Federal Reserve staff, and address challenges and concerns facing community banks while providing resources to assist them. 

Consumer Compliance Outlook

Consumer Compliance Outlook is a Federal Reserve System publication dedicated to consumer compliance topics.

Cybersecurity Resources

The Federal Reserve System has developed a Cybersecurity Resources for Community Banks document, which is a compilation of publicly available cybersecurity content for community bankers. The document includes links to potential sources of information, cybersecurity self-assessment tools, supervisory letters, Federal Reserve produced materials and law enforcement contact information.

CASSIDI

The St. Louis Fed’s CASSIDI bank competitive analysis tool strives to be the premier resource of the Federal Reserve System, Department of Justice and the public for performing competitive analysis. CASSIDI contains information for the entire country and is updated on a regular basis.