Table III

OLS panel regression results for all US banks, 2008–2017

(1)(2)(3)(3)
SpecificationAgricultural loan volumeΔ(Ag Loan)Ag Loan/Total LoanΔ(Ag Loan/Total Loan)
Post Regulation0.0497*** (0.0082)−0.0240** (0.011)0.00643*** (0.0005)−0.0181* (0.0095)
Farm sector control variables
Land value−0.164*** (0.059)−0.254*** (0.0666)0.0179*** (0.00422)−0.129** (0.0617)
Farm income−0.000801*** (0.0002)−0.0000172 (0.0002)−0.000124*** (0.0000)−0.0000643 (0.0002)
Macroeconomic control variables
Interest Rate0.0120 (0.0082)−0.0153* (0.0085)−0.00188*** (0.0006)−0.00355 (0.0075)
Unemployment−0.0149*** (0.0027)−0.0123*** (0.0032)−0.00298*** (0.0002)0.00241 (0.0029)
GDP0.0117*** (0.0023)−0.0161*** (0.0031)0.00323*** (0.0002)−0.0104*** (0.0028)
Bank characteristics
Size0.734*** (0.04)−0.0879*** (0.024)−0.0130*** (0.002)0.0237 (0.02)
ROA−0.914 (0.85)−1.256 (0.82)−0.118** (0.047)−1.445** (0.6)
Credit Risk−0.571** (0.29)−1.600*** (0.23)0.0283 (0.02)0.0120 (0.21)
Capital Ratio−2.940*** (0.27)0.497*** (0.16)−0.0263 (0.026)−0.165 (0.14)
Leverage5.182*** (0.58)−0.388 (0.38)0.0411 (0.044)−0.148 (0.32)
Constant1.827** (0.78)1.901*** (0.47)0.433*** (0.049)−0.340 (0.39)
Bank-fixed effectsYesYesYesYes
R20.1540.0110.0830.005
Observations36,52736,52736,52736,527

Notes: This table reports results from panel regressions examining agricultural lending on a bank level, from December 31, 2008, to December 31, 2017. All regressions include previously discussed control variables and bank-fixed effects. Standard errors are clustered on bank level. *,**,***Significant at 10, 5 and 1 percent levels, respectively

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