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FINPACK Monthly Digest

by | Dec 6, 2024

Last chance to register for the FINPACK Lenders Conference, FAQs from the FINPACK Support Team, the FINPACK team at ABA Ag Bankers, the FINPACK annual udpate and more!

Last chance to register for the 2024 FINPACK Lenders Conference. The FINPACK Lenders Conference — Dec 11-12, 2024 at the Radisson Blu Mall of America — brings you the latest updates in Ag & Commercial lending from an outstanding lineup of speakers, including Dave Kohl, Sam Miller, Brad Stevens, Ed Usset and more. 

Installing FINPACK without local admin rights, handling hay crop units, adjusting the unit of measurement of crop/ livestock, changing the ‘prepared by’ name, and more in the latest FAQS from the FINPACK support team!

Thank you to everyone who visited the FINPACK team at the American Bankers Association Ag Bankers Conference in Milwaukee last week. We enjoyed catching up with long-time partners and users, and meeting a lot of new folks as well! We look forward to seeing many of you at the FINPACK Lenders Conference, December 11-12 at the Radisson Blu Mall of America!

The 2025 FINPACK update adds new installation options, new tax forms features and updates, allows for more detail report options in cash flow projections, incorporates new Financial Standards Measures and RMA data, and more!

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David Maguire
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David Maguire helps Ag and Commercial lenders across the country understand the value of using FINPACK for credit analysis and loan management. David has worked in the marketing, training and education fields in Minnesota, Ireland and Germany.

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