Yankee Farm Credit members will receive $1.8 million mid-year patronage
This special patronage payment is possible because 2018 net income is significantly over budget for the first half of 2018. Several factors contributed to this positive performance in net income, including; an increased focus on portfolio diversification, a steadfast focus on cost controls and one-time payments received from partner organizations. We anticipate the payment will be distributed in the fourth quarter of 2018. This payment is separate from the $6.3 million patronage dividend that was paid in March 2018, which was based on 2017 earnings. The board will review net income at year-end with the anticipation that we will pay normal patronage in addition to this special patronage payment.
“Kudos go to Yankee’s management and staff for their hard work and wise management of our members’ funds, especially during the challenging times of Yankee’s IT conversion,” said Paul Franklin, Chairperson of the Board. “Their hard work resulted in achieving higher returns than necessary to meet Yankee’s budgetary needs. Increased revenues combined with one time refunds allows the board to approve this distribution of funds to Yankee’s members by a mid-year special patronage.”
Yankee Farm Credit is a member-owned cooperative that provides loans and financial services to farmers and other rural customers. Yankee is an agricultural credit association (ACA) within the national Farm Credit System. Yankee serves all of Vermont, four counties in New Hampshire (Cheshire, Coos, Grafton and Sullivan) and two counties in New York (Clinton and Essex).
For more information about Yankee, visit the Association’s website at www.yankeefarmcredit.com. The complete quarterly report is available on the website.
