AgFirst
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AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina
, provides funding and financial services to 20 Agricultural Credit Associations in 15 eastern states and Puerto Rico
. These associations, operating as Farm Credit and Ag Credit associations, provide real estate and production financing to 80,000 farmers, agribusinesses, and rural homeowners.
AgFirst is part of the Farm Credit System
, a nationwide network of agricultural and rural lending institutions cooperatively owned by their
borrowers. Farm Credit helps maintain and improve the quality of life in rural America and on the farm, through its constant commitment to
competitive lending, expert financial services and a feeling of partnership with its customers.
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, provides funding and financial services to 20 Agricultural Credit Associations in 15 eastern states and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. These associations, operating as Farm Credit and Ag Credit associations, provide real estate and production financing to 80,000 farmers, agribusinesses, and rural homeowners.
AgFirst is part of the Farm Credit System
Farm Credit System
The Farm Credit System is a federally chartered network of cooperatives and related service organizations that lends to agricultural producers, rural homeowners, farm-related businesses, and agricultural, aquatic, and public utility cooperatives in the United States...
, a nationwide network of agricultural and rural lending institutions cooperatively owned by their
borrowers. Farm Credit helps maintain and improve the quality of life in rural America and on the farm, through its constant commitment to
competitive lending, expert financial services and a feeling of partnership with its customers.