A Rural Ag Bank Dodges the Consolidation Trend




ABA Banking Journal Podcast show

Summary: Iowa community bank CEO Peg Scott discusses how she teamed up with investors in her community to keep Union State Bank independent and provides advice for community bankers seeking to follow the same path. She also discusses the agricultural economy in Iowa and how trade tensions are affecting the ag sector; the Iowa Bankers Association’s effort to equalize the tax treatment of Iowa banks and credit unions; and her continuing career as a family farmer and how banks are helping young and beginning farmers