CoBank

CoBank

Cooperative bank financing rural agribusiness

Overview

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving rural America with loans, leases, export financing, and other financial services for agribusinesses and rural utilities in all 50 states. It also provides wholesale loans and services to Farm Credit associations supporting farmers and rural borrowers in 23 states, as part of the Farm Credit System. As a member-owned part of a national network, it focuses on larger, infrastructure-heavy rural sectors and operates a nationwide footprint with an international office in Singapore. Its goal is to meet the financing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and communities to help farmers, ranchers and related providers grow and maintain essential services.

About CoBank

Simplify's Rating
Why CoBank is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Food & Agriculture

Financial Services

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Greenwood Village, Colorado

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Sharing Success strengthens customer loyalty through local, matched philanthropy.
  • Rural broadband financing expands exposure to a major infrastructure growth theme.
  • Education and workforce grants deepen ties to schools and technical colleges.

What critics are saying

  • Large fiber loans concentrate credit exposure in capital-intensive rural broadband builds.
  • Rural economic stress from higher fuel and energy costs pressures borrower cash flows.
  • Heavy dependence on cooperative goodwill makes any philanthropy pullback highly visible.

What makes CoBank unique

  • CoBank is a cooperative bank serving agribusiness, rural infrastructure providers, and Farm Credit associations.
  • Its Sharing Success program matches customer donations for community projects.
  • It pairs lending with rural relationship-building across education, food security, and recreation.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Professional Development Budget

Tuition Reimbursement

Company News

Baker Botts L.L.P.
May 1st, 2026
Baker Botts Represents Cleco Corporate Holdings in $250 Million Term Loan | News | April 2026 | Baker Botts

AUSTIN, April 29, 2026 - Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, represented Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC (“Cleco Holdings”) in connection with a $250 million term loan facility.

Williamson Source
Feb 23rd, 2026
United Communications secures $230M loan to expand fiber network to 250,000 Middle Tennessee homes

United Communications, Middle Tennessee's leading fibre internet provider, has secured a $230 million credit facility from CoBank to accelerate its fibre broadband expansion across the region. The financing will support large-scale infrastructure projects and strategic acquisitions as United expands its network to reach over 250,000 homes and businesses by 2027. The facility will also help meet matching fund requirements for federal BEAD grant funding under Project UNITE. United plans to invest over $100 million to expand fibre infrastructure in Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro and Lebanon. The company's Communities Division is scaling fibre access to more than 20,000 homes and apartments across Middle Tennessee. The network is being built to support multi-gigabit speeds and emerging quantum-ready technologies.

Simply Wall St
Dec 21st, 2025
Tyson Foods secures $750M revolving credit facility to boost liquidity flexibility

Tyson Foods has entered a new loan agreement with CoBank, replacing its prior term loan with a senior unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $750 million. The facility matures in three years and includes options to convert borrowings into longer-term tranches. The flexible structure gives Tyson more control over liquidity management and funding costs. However, the facility doesn't alter fundamental challenges facing the company, including prolonged beef segment weakness, cost inflation and flat volumes. Tyson's investment narrative projects $57.7 billion revenue and $2.3 billion earnings by 2028, requiring 2.1% yearly revenue growth. The company has also slightly increased its dividend for fiscal 2026. Simply Wall St Community fair value estimates range from $45 to $92.58 per share, reflecting wide dispersion in investor views.

MarketScreener
Aug 20th, 2025
Rayonier Inc., Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc., Rayonier Operating Company LLC and Rayonier, L.P. Extends Revolving Credit Facility to 2030 in Amended $800 Million Credit Agreement

On August 15, 2025, Rayonier Inc. , Rayonier TRS Holdings Inc. , Rayonier Operating Company LLC and Rayonier, L.P. entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with the several banks,...

Business Wire
Aug 12th, 2025
DC BLOX Secures $1.15 Billion Green Loan for Atlanta Data Center Campus Development

DC BLOX secures $1.15B green loan to build a 120MW hyperscale data center campus in Atlanta, expanding capacity to meet cloud and AI demand.

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