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www.nebankers.org 22 Extraordinary Service for Extraordinary Members. ■ Bert Ely — continued from page 21 To contact Bert Ely, email bert@ely-co.com , phone (703) 836-4101, fax (703) 836-1403, or send mail to P.O. Box 320700, Alexandria, Va. 22320. If your bank belongs to the American Bankers Association (ABA), you can enjoy a free email subscription to Farm Credit Watch or you can read it monthly online at www.aba.com . To receive Farm Credit Watch by email or to manage your subscription, visit ABA Member Email Bulletins at www.aba.com/ Tools/Ebulletins/Pages/default.aspx. For other inquiries, please contact Barbara McCoy at the ABA at (800) BANKERS or bmccoy@aba.com . with [the FCA’s] regulations.” Does the Farm Credit Act actually permit partially collateralized loans to private colleges? This loan could be yet one more instance where an FCS loan raises “doubts and questions among members of Congress.” Hopefully that will be the case. Report FCS Lending Abuses Bankers are continuing to send Farm Credit Watch reports of FCS lending abuses such as FCS loans for ru- ral estates, weekend getaways, and hunting preserves. Email reports of similar lending abuses in your market to green-acres@ely-co.com .  Join STASH, the Teach Children to Save pig, and bankers across the country in this 20-year celebration—and pledge to inspire local youth to become savvy savers! Location: Classrooms and Community Centers across the country April 28, 2017 and throughout the calendar year aba.com/Teach RSVP: Date: TEACH CHILDREN TO SAVE IS TURNING 20! YOU’RE INVITED! #TeachChildrenToSave • Commercial & ag participation loans • Bank stock & ownership loans • Bank building financing • Business & personal loans for bankers bellbanks.com | Member FDIC 14505-V2 Call me at 605.201.1864 Gene Uher Based in Sioux Falls, SD, serving South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. Why choose Bell as your bank’s lending partner? We’d love to hear about how we could team up with your bank. We can make local loan decisions as rapidly as you need them. Together,let’s make it happen.