ABA VICE CHAIRMAN SAYS BANKS ARE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING FARM REAL ESTATE LOAN RISK

WASHINGTON, DC – March 10, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Banks are successfully managing agricultural loan risk associated with rising farmland prices, said Matthew H. Williams, president of Gothenburg State Bank in Gothenburg, Neb., and vice chairman of the American Bankers Association at an FDIC symposium on U.S. farmland prices held today.