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AgStar
AgStar Financial Services was a US Farm Credit System Agricultural Credit Association (ACA) that provided a wide range of farm and rural credit programs and services across 67 countries in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. AgStar offered a variety of financial products including agricultural loans, leases, crop insurance, life insurance, and home mortgages. The financial services offered include appraisals, money market accounts, online banking, and other consulting services. As an cooperative ACA, AgStar was owned by 15,200 client-shareholders who received returns through patronage refunds. The organization was headquartered in Mankato, MN and is one of the larger Farm Credit associations in the nation. It is located within AgriBank Farm Credit Bank's district, who acts as a wholesale lender for AgStar. For 2015 it reported $123.9 million in net profit and $8.36 billion in assets, up from the 2014 reported values of $117.4 million in net profit and $7.67 billion in assets. On July 1, 2017, AgStar Financial Services, Farm Credit Services and Badgerland Financial merged to form Compeer Financial. The merger was approved from the Farm Credit Association.
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AgStar Financial Services was a US Farm Credit System Agricultural Credit Association (ACA) that provided a wide range of farm and rural credit programs and services across 67 countries in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. AgStar offered a variety of financial products including agricultural loans, leases, crop insurance, life insurance, and home mortgages. The financial services offered include appraisals, money market accounts, online banking, and other consulting services. As an cooperative ACA, AgStar was owned by 15,200 client-shareholders who received returns through patronage refunds. The organization was headquartered in Mankato, MN and is one of the larger Farm Credit associations in the nation. It is located within AgriBank Farm Credit Bank's district, who acts as a wholesale lender for AgStar. For 2015 it reported $123.9 million in net profit and $8.36 billion in assets, up from the 2014 reported values of $117.4 million in net profit and $7.67 billion in assets. On July 1, 2017, AgStar Financial Services, Farm Credit Services and Badgerland Financial merged to form Compeer Financial. The merger was approved from the Farm Credit Association.
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