Forthcoming presentation
Forthcoming · National conference
Agricultural Bankers Conference
Matthew Bialick American Bankers Association
Matthew is scheduled to present at the American Bankers Association’s national conference for agricultural banking professionals.
View the ABA conferenceRecent presentations
Past program
Lending and Workout Issues for Agribusiness Loans
Matthew Bialick Minnesota Bankers Association
A lender-focused session on assessing agribusiness credit, documenting loans and renewals, and addressing troubled relationships through workouts or liquidation.
View the organizer’s program listingPast program · CCO Network
Successfully Navigating SBA Repairs and Guaranty Denials
Matthew Bialick BankIn Minnesota
A presentation for banking professionals on SBA loan-guaranty repairs and denials, including lender practices that may put a guaranty at risk.
View the BankIn Minnesota agendaOrganizer links provide the original program details. They do not necessarily include a publicly available recording.
Media, CLE & recurring programs
Media appearance · MBA member webcast
MBA Banking Buzz: grain fronting
Matthew Bialick Minnesota Bankers Association
Matthew joined Minnesota Bankers Association president and CEO Joe Witt as a guest on the association’s Banking Buzz webcast to discuss grain fronting: how the arrangements work, why they matter to secured agricultural lenders and how a bank can detect them.
Read Matthew’s note on grain fronting Read the firm’s grain fronting guideNational continuing legal education
Understanding Production Agriculture, Mitigating Risk and Handling Distressed Credits
Matthew Bialick Strafford
A national continuing legal education program for lenders and their counsel on how production agriculture operates, the risks particular to farm credits and the handling of distressed agricultural loans. Matthew has also served on Strafford faculty for Structuring Farm and Agribusiness Loans: Key Terms, Mitigating Risks, and Role of the Farm Credit System and USDA (August 23, 2023).
View the Strafford farm and agribusiness loans programRecurring program
Successfully Renewing Agricultural Loans
Matthew Bialick Minnesota Bankers Association
A recurring Minnesota Bankers Association presentation on renewing agricultural credits: the documentation, collateral and disclosure issues that surface at renewal, and how to structure a renewal to reduce the lender’s risk.
View the MBA catalogue entry for the recorded renewal programAnnual agricultural conference
Lender Liability Issues for Ag Banks: How Far is Too Far
Matthew Bialick BankIn Minnesota
Presented at BankIn Minnesota’s annual agricultural conference. The session addressed how lender liability becomes a concern whenever a bank takes action to control, or even closely advise on, a borrower’s operation, and where the line lies.
Visit BankIn MinnesotaDates are shown where the organizer’s record supplies them. Recordings, where they exist, are subject to the organizer’s membership and availability rules.
Selected past topics
The following topics and engagements are historical. Older materials may no longer reflect current law or market conditions.
- Managing troubled livestock credits.
- Navigating farmer bankruptcies.
- Servicing and liquidating distressed FSA guaranteed loans.
- Renewing agricultural loans in a troubled economy.
- Protecting a bank’s position in an agricultural downturn.
Past speaking engagements
- Essential Ag Toolbelt for Thriving in a Troubled Economy — Matthew Bialick, Minnesota Bankers Association, November 7, 2018.
- Understanding Garnishments & Levies — Matthew Bialick, Minnesota Bankers Association, November 13, 2018.
These events have concluded. For a broader record of educational work, see Matthew’s presentation archive and Karl’s publications and presentations.
Organizer catalogues
Properly Renewing Ag Loans in a Troubled Economy — Minnesota Bankers Association catalogue. Access to the recording is subject to the organizer’s membership and availability rules.
Farmer Lender Mediation Process — historical Minnesota Bankers Association listing. The organizer currently lists this product as unavailable for purchase.
Materials and speaking inquiries
Contact Matthew Bialick to ask whether materials are available for a particular program or to discuss an educational presentation for a banking audience.