Milton, Florida -Jay Baker, Chief Lending Officer, Farm Credit of Northwest Florida, has announced the hiring of Mike Digmon who will be working from the Milton office as a Loan Officer.
According to Baker, Digmon will be responsible for servicing loans and growing relationships with the local agribusiness communities for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties.
Baker says, “Mike comes to Farm Credit of Northwest Florida with a wealth of background in the financial and financial planning industries. He has been involved in agriculture for most of his life, having grown up on a small farm north of Atmore, Alabama.”
Prior to joining Farm Credit of Northwest Florida, Mike’s previous work experience includes Commercial Lender, Ag Lender and Investment Representative. Mike obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Troy University. He is a graduate of the Alabama Banking School. Currently, he resides in McDavid with his wife, Beverly, and two daughters Holly and Kelly. He is an active member of Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church. He serves on the Jay and Santa Rosa County Chambers, the Panhandle Fresh Organization, and is on the board of the Santa Rosa County Farm Tour.
About Farm Credit of Northwest Florida
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is an agricultural lending cooperative that is a locally owned and controlled financial cooperative headquartered in Marianna, Florida and owned by its memberâ€borrowers. It provides farm loans for land, equipment, livestock and production; and rural home mortgages. They are part of the National Farm Credit system established in 1916 to provide a dependable source of credit to farmers and rural America. For more information see www.farmcredit-fl.com.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Agribusiness Lender Hires New Loan Officer in Milton