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No. 336
Exploring Risks and Opportunities for Community Banks in an Improving Environment
Jane Frost, Pamela Kennedy, Courtney Markovich, Wade Perry, Lea Whitney
The Tenth Annual Community Bankers Symposium, cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held at the Chicago Fed on November 7, 2014. This article summarizes key presentations and discussions at the symposium.
No. 335
Farm Income’s Impact on the Midwest Economy
David B. Oppedahl
While farm income has long been an important driver of midwestern economic activity, the influence of the agricultural sector had been waning until the boom in crop prices of 2004–13. More recently, a reversal in crop prices, along with other factors, has led incomes from crop farming to decline. Against this backdrop, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference on November 17, 2014, to examine the role of farm income in the Midwest economy.
