The Sawyer County Record
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development presented their Gold Level Million Dollar Lender Award to Johnson Bank (Rice Lake, Hayward and Spooner) Wisconsin Offices.
The Gold Level Million Dollar Lender Award recognizes lenders who have made a significant contribution in assisting Wisconsin rural residents achieve their dream of homeownership, in partnership with USDA Rural Development and their Guaranteed Rural Housing (GRH) program. Awardees have utilized in excess of $2 Million of GRH program funds in fiscal year 2008 in earning this recognition.
Lori Wells, Acting State Director from USDA Rural Development, presented the award to Jackie Clifford, Gloria Sheehan, Rhonda Clare, Jacob Spier, Charlene DePew, Sandy Robarge and Angie Ruid of Johnson Bank, at a recognition ceremony that took place at the Rice Lake Johnson Bank Office.
USDA Rural Development is an equal opportunity lender with a variety of direct and guaranteed rural credit programs involving single and multi-family housing, community facilities, water and sewer development and business and industry programs. The agency has offices across the state to serve Wisconsin residents living in rural communities, located in Dodgeville, Fond du Lac, Menomonie, Shawano, Spooner and Stevens Point.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents.
For more information on programs available through USDA Rural Development call toll free at 1-800-GRH-3600, or visit the agency's website at www.rurdev.usda.gov/wi.
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