Max Armstrong shares that three bankers associations have weighed in on the move to support "socially disadvantaged" farmers. According to Max the group wrote a letter Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about the issue. In their letter they said: "The sudden abrupt payoff any category of guaranteed loans could have adverse consequences." USDA has said it would begin making loan forgiveness payments as early as this month. The banks believe they'll lose millions in interest if those loans are paid off, and the bankers want to be compensated.

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