Knowledgeable agricultural bankers, exceptional products, and an agricultural heritage unlike any other Wisconsin bank.
Security Financial Bank was originally founded by local farmers and business owners, with the primary purpose of making loans to area farmers and business owners. You remain our primary focus today.
We provide agricultural loans throughout Western Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota. You can receive service at any of our office locations: Bloomer, Durand, Eau Claire, Ladysmith, and River Falls.
Agricultural Loans
We provide agricultural loans throughout Western Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota. You can receive service at any of our office locations: Bloomer, Durand, Eau Claire, Ladysmith, and River Falls.
- Farm Expansions
- Real Estate
- Building & Improvements
- Livestock
- Machinery & Equipment
- Vehicles
- Crop Loans
- Operating Expenses
- Lines of Credit
- SBA, FSA, and WHEDA Guaranteed Loans
- Rural Housing Loans
- Letters of Credit
Agricultural Insurance
Our agricultural bankers are also licensed agents who can help you with your crop, milk, and life insurance needs. We currently offer:
Agriculture Articles
- Using Cover Crops in a High Input Year
- Winter Essentials for Healthy Calves
- Chippewa Valley Ag Conference to be held in January
- Is Now the Right Time to Prepay Crop Inputs?
- Disruptors to the Ag Economy
- Protect Your Crops from the Unexpected
- Cover Crops and Soil Health
- Benchmarking Can Improve Your Profit Margins
- Transfer Tax Can Be Worse Than Estate Tax
- Is Your Farm Protected from a Cyberattack?
- Will Your Farm Business Beat the Odds?
- How Well Do You Know Your Financials?
- USDA Did Give Us a Few Surprises
- How Soil Sampling Can Help Take Your Yield to the Next Level in 2021
- Preparing for Your Annual Review: What You Need and Why It Matters
- Farm Tax Planning Likely a Good Idea for Most in 2020
- Persevering Through Unprecdented Times
- Managing Risk in Your Farm Operation
- Five Tips to Lead Your Farm Operation to Success
- Use Available Tools to Manage Through COVID
- A Positive Perspective: Current Happenings on the Family Farm
- What Does COVID-19 Mean for 2020 Planting Season?
- Tips to Prepare for a Better Year
- What Does 2020 Look like for Farming - Hope for Improvement or More of the Same?
- Buying New vs Used Farm Equipment
- Are You Ready for Winter?
- Protecting Your Farm from Activitists
- Will Your Bank Be There for You?
- Why You Should be BQA Certified
- Do Low Milk Prices Have You in the Dumps?
Meet Our Ag Banking Team
Cathy Asher
Relationship Manager
Durand, WI
715.672.2410
Mark Chilson
Durand Market President
Insurance Sales Manager
Durand, WI
888-254-0615
Jenny Jereczek
Director of Agriculture Banking
Durand, WI
715.672.2427
Duane Johnson
Black River Falls Market President
Relationship Manager
Black River Falls, WI
NMLS# 772714
715.670.0734
Randy Ptacek
Relationship Manager
Ladysmith, WI
715.609.1508
Kristin Woodard
Relationship Manager
Black River Falls, WI
NMLS# 1087191
715.670.0729