Pub. 11 2021-2022 Issue 3-1

In the 1970s, the Farmers Home Administration, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture agency, made thousands of direct lending loans to purchase farmland.

When asked to reflect on my 47-year career of changes in banking and a few personal anecdotes, my first observation is that I’ve enjoyed a very good career: representing a great industry and terrific bankers in a turbulent political world.