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Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition


October 4, 2004 to October 5, 2004
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL
Third Floor Conference Center

October 4, 2004

October 4, 2004
     
8:30 a.m.   Introductory Remarks

Procedures and Outline of Meeting
Timothy Park, University of Georgia

8:40 a.m.   Presentations by Chicago Fed Economists

Discussant
Perspectives on the Agriculture Economy of the Seventh Federal Reserve District
  • David Oppedahl, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Do Ag Banks Still Have a Viable Banking Model?
  • Tara Rice, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
9:45 a.m.   Break

10:00 a.m.   Issues in Assessing Credit Risk

Discussants
Credit Risk Migration in Agricultural Loan Portfolios
  • Jeffrey Stokes, Pennsylvania State University
  • Brent Gloy, Cornell University
Credit Risk for U.S. Agricultural Loans
  • Ani L. Katchova, University of Illinois
Determining the Probability of Default and Risk Rating Class for Loans
  • Allen M. Featherstone, Kansas State University
  • Laura M. Roessler,
  • Peter J. Barry, University of Illinois
     
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