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Howard Hagen Honored as Amazing Outside Director by BankBeat Magazine

Posted on 03/04/2019 at 10:57 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Howard Hagen

Howard Hagen, Shareholder Attorney with Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C., Des Moines, Iowa, has been named a...

Troubled Ag Loans and Chapter 12

Posted on 02/12/2019 at 10:26 AM by Bradley Kruse

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law

Tagged As: agribusiness, Chapter 12 bankruptcy, Iowa banking law, loan documentation, loan modification, Market Facilitation Program, Tariffs, Trump

The recent article Wall Street Journal titled Farm Belt Bankruptcies are Soaring, notes that “a wave of bankruptci...

Third Party Ag Liens--You're Not as Secure as You Think

Posted on 02/08/2019 at 12:24 PM by The Newsroom

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Banking Law, Brad Kruse, Emily Staudacher

Tagged As: ag lending, banking in Iowa, Harvester Lien, Iowa farmland, Landlord's Liens, liens, Supply Dealer Lien

As the Wall Street Journal reported this week, U.S. farm related Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings are at a ten-year high. D...

Feed Supplier Liens Have Priority Over Bank Liens

Posted on 02/04/2019 at 04:13 PM by John Lande

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, John Lande

Tagged As: agribusiness, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Supreme Court, Oyens Feed & Supply Co. v. Primebank, priority of feed supplier's liens

Lenders are already aware of the many economic risks facing the agricultural economy. Less well known are the legal risk...

The $2 Million Phish

Posted on 02/04/2019 at 12:48 PM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: fraudelent emails, cyber insurance, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law, phishing

Earlier this year, the Tokyo fish market grabbed headlines when a blue fin tuna sold for a record $3 million. Less well...

SEC: No Really, ICOs Are Securities

Posted on 01/11/2019 at 12:42 PM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber security, ICO, intellectual property, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation

A common trope is that technology is evolving too fast for the law to keep up. Companies like Uber, Tesla, and Coinbase...

Secretary Perdue Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications

Posted on 01/09/2019 at 09:21 AM by Emily Staudacher

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Emily Staudacher

Tagged As: agribusiness, agriculture, Deadline Extension, Market Facilitation Program, Sonny Perdue, USDA

On Tuesday, January 8, Secretary Perdue tweeted that the deadline for Market Facilitation Program applications will be e...

Webinar--Avoiding Aggravation in Ag Lending

Posted on 01/03/2019 at 09:32 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law

Tagged As: ag lending

Ag producers have been caught in the 2018 trade war cross-fire, increasing the number of Midwest Ag loans with paym...

Bank May be Liable for Unauthorized Wire Transfers

Posted on 12/28/2018 at 09:51 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber attacks, data breach, Iowa banking law, Iowa banks, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa cybersecurity law

With cyberattacks and data breaches now a routine part of life, banks and depositors need to make sure they secure funds...

USDA Market Facilitation Program Application Deadline Approaching

Posted on 12/20/2018 at 11:45 AM by Emily Staudacher

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Agricultural Law, Banking Law, Emily Staudacher

Tagged As: agriculture, FSA, market facilitation program, MFP, President Trump

On December 17, 2018, the USDA, at the direction of President Trump and Secretary Perdue, announced the release of the s...

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