CoBank Named to World's Safest Banks List for 11th Consecutive Year

DENVER (October 19, 2021) — CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, has been named to Global Finance magazine's list of the world's safest banks for 2021. This is the eleventh consecutive year CoBank has been named to the list.

Global Finance, which covers the financial services industry, publishes its “World’s 50 Safest Banks” list annually. Banks are ranked using a methodology that includes total assets and an evaluation of long-term ratings from major rating agencies.

"This continued recognition demonstrates the resiliency, financial strength and stability of CoBank as well as our membership in the broader Farm Credit System,” said Thomas Halverson, CoBank's president and CEO.

Further information is available from Global Finance.

About CoBank

CoBank is a $158 billion cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 75,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country.

CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and maintains an international representative office in Singapore.