Cobank Board Approves Special All-cash Patronage Distribution Of $79 Million For 2025
31 December 2025, Denver: CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, today announced that its board of directors has approved a special all-cash patronage distribution for eligible customer-owners.
The distribution, projected to be approximately $79 million, is scheduled to be made in March 2026 along with the target patronage distribution customer-owners receive under the bank’s various patronage programs. It will represent an increase of between 7.5 percent and 10 percent over target patronage, depending on the customer-owner’s patronage program rate.
“CoBank is on pace for another year of strong earnings in 2025 despite credit challenges in the broader marketplace. As a financial cooperative, it is our pleasure to return this additional special patronage back to our customer-owners,” said Kevin Still, chair of the CoBank board.
Special patronage amounts for each customer-owner will vary by patronage pool as detailed in the following table and will be based on average daily loan balances held by the bank during the year.
| Customer or Loan Type | Patronage Program Rate | Special Patronage Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness, Communications & Project Finance | 100 bps | 10 bps |
| Electric & Water | 80 bps | 8 bps |
| Affiliated Associations | 45 bps | 4.5 bps |
| Loans purchased from Farm Credit Institutions | 100 bps | 10 bps |
| Nonaffiliated Farm Credit & other financing institutions | 30 bps | 2.25 bps |
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