The combination of high interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar is beginning to take a disproportionate toll on rural industries like agriculture, forest products, mining and manufacturing. read more

OCT 16, 2023 - 6:25 am

According to a new quarterly report from CoBank, inflation remains the biggest economic challenge ahead, but a strong job market and demand for labor is preventing the economy from cooling too quickly. read more

APR 7, 2023 - 6:59 am

According to a report from CoBank, the U.S. economy will progressively slow through the first half of 2023 as fears of a recession remain high. However, with the unemployment rate at a 53-year low and inflation trending lower, forecasts are turning at least a little less gloomy. read more

JAN 23, 2023 - 7:15 am

CoBank, a bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the U.S., announced that Jason Lueders has been appointed as Farm Credit Leasing's president. read more

JAN 18, 2023 - 7:19 am

According to a new quarterly report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, after more than two years, Covid-related supply chain complications are finally easing and various metrics indicate improvements to supply chain performance both domestically and globally. read more

JUL 15, 2022 - 7:16 am

STRIPES Leadership Program created a new Master Workshop in which renowned leaders of the equipment finance industry will share their deep knowledge of the industry, their unique leadership journeys and strategies, and how they honed the tools and skills required for leadership throughout their careers. read more

JAN 6, 2022 - 6:33 am

Working from home has become the norm for a large portion of the U.S. population over the last 16 months. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to (hopefully) subside, companies now need to determine what the future of the workplace looks like. ... read more

Monitor 100 2021

Lightsource BP purchased approximately $100 million in solar equipment from Array Technologies, financed with an equipment loan underwritten by CoBank. read more

JAN 13, 2020 - 6:35 am

CoBank named Andrew Jacob the successor to Ann Trakimas as the bank's chief operating officer upon Trakimas’s retirement from the bank at the end of 2019. read more

SEP 3, 2019 - 7:00 am