Interest in Nebraska Farm Credit System raises speculation of takeovers.

From: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: October 12, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Lee Egerstrom

Oct. 12--The offer by a Dutch international bank to buy a federal Farm Credit System association in Omaha, Neb., has touched off speculation that similar cooperatives and lending institutions might become takeover targets.

If units of the Farm Credit System can be taken over, cooperative and community credit people are beginning to ask if the same can be true for other government-supported credit institutions, like credit unions and home...

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