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Frontier Farm Credit Opens New Marysville Location
Picture Cutline: The Marysville lending team members pose in front of the Frontier Farm Credit sign at their new office location at 835 Pony Express Highway in Marysville. Left to Right: Scott Bokelman, Jana Whitesell, Emily Wassenberg, Haley Crome, Lynn Sawin, Donna Baker, Amos Alstrom
Frontier Farm Credit opens their new facility in Marysville effective November 12, 2007. The building, located at 835 Pony Express Highway, at the Junction of Hwy 36 and Hwy 77, houses the regional lending team and financial services experts who will serve a regional customer base.
The Marysville team serves almost 800 customers in the surrounding area with more than $105 million in loan volume.
“Our new location provides better access and improved parking for our customers,” said Jana Whitesell, Frontier Farm Credit Financial Services Officer. “We are excited to have additional team support for the financial services Frontier delivers.”
Frontier Farm Credit is a full-service financial institution providing loans and leases to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness and rural home owners. Specialists also deliver crop and life insurance, appraisals, business planning, tax planning and preparation and record keeping.
“As we faced the need of upgrading our facility, we wanted to take this opportunity to design a building that would best meet the current and future needs of our customers,” Whitesell added. “This will also allow a regional hub for staff and customer trainings.”
Farm Credit had been housed at 207 S. 10th Street for nearly 25 years, having been in other locations throughout the community prior to that time. The 10th street property has been sold to the City of Marysville.
The Frontier Farm Credit Marysville team may be reached toll free at 800-475-2371 or locally at 785-562-2371.
Frontier Farm Credit, ACA, is a member-owned institution chartered by the Farm Credit Administration to finance agriculture and rural families throughout 41 counties in eastern Kansas. The Association is headquartered in Manhattan and with lending offices in Baldwin, Chanute, Emporia, Hiawatha, Manhattan and Marysville. Nearly 6,000 stockholders are served by the $1 billion institution. For more information, visit www.frontierfarmcredit.com.
Mar Lan Construction, based in Lawrence, served as the general contractor for the construction of the Frontier Farm Credit building in Marysville. They were chosen through a state-wide qualification process. Mar Lan Construction has completed projects throughout Lawrence and surrounding communities including office buildings, shopping centers, financial centers, medical offices, restaurants, multi-story buildings and parking facilities. Details about the company and its projects can be found at its website, www.marlanconstruction.com.
The new building was designed by Clark Enersen Partners, a professional design firm of more than 75 people with offices in Kansas City, Mo., and Lincoln, Neb. All design disciplines are represented in-house, including architecture, landscape architecture, planning, interior design, structural engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. The Clark Enersen Partners’ status as a full service firm enhances its ability to provide premier service to clients throughout the Midwest.
Contact: Janet McPherson, Director, Marketing & Communications
Frontier Farm Credit, 785-776-6955 ×2802
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President's Corner
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The first half of 2008 has drawn to a close and your Association continues to grow at a rapid pace. As of midJuly your Association has grown to nearly $1.2 billion in accrual loan volume at over 97% acceptable credit quality, based upon adding over $271 million in new loan volume. Our newly formed crop insurance team – in addition to providing crop revenue insurance coverage for our customers – has added over 80,000 acres of crop hail coverage……and continue to add coverage for more customers daily. Our newly formed business services team has completed
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Of Intere$t
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It’s all about the dollar. As we round out the summer months
of 2008, the Federal Reserve is being scrutinized not only for the
level of interest rates and the state of the economy, but also for the level of the U.S. dollar versus other major currencies. The first half of the year saw the U.S. dollar deteriorate in value versus other currencies, at least partially because of the level of real interest rates in the United States. Real interest rates take into account stated rates plus the implied rate of inflation. While a weak dollar is good for exports because foreign currencies are able to buy more of our goods and services, it is bad for the price of oil. Oil is traded in U.S. dollars all over the world. Thus if China wishes to buy Venezuelan oil, that transaction is conducted in U.S. dollars. With that, a weaker U.S. dollar means it takes more dollars to buy a barrel of oil. Continue Reading>>
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Crop Talk
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For most —if not all —of us agriculture has always been part of our lives. I can’t remember a year with more variables in the weather along with many other adverse challenges.
Our 41 county territory experienced problems in the wheat crop from various winter conditions. An extremely wet spring led to some flooding and delayed spring planting. To top it off, more moisture and storms packed with hail caused more stress to the wheat crop —including infestations of scab and vomitoxin. It never fails to amaze me that Kansas farmers find ways to get the job done. Outside of a few extremely wet situations, the spring crops were planted and replanted and wheat harvest was completed in our territory. Continue Reading>>
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Leasing Residual
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The best of both worlds is available through FCL’s Bonus Buster Lease. You can take advantage of the new tax incentives included in the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package and still have the financial benefits of leasing. FCL will monetize the depreciation benefits and provide you with lower payments. Continue Reading>>
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- Riffel Promoted to Frontier Farm Credit Vice President of Credit Services
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