Advance Acceptance, a division of First Western Bank & Trust, announced a partnership with Intelligent Ag Solutions (Intelligent Ag) to offer equipment finance programs for agricultural customers.

“We’re excited to offer flexible financing and payment options to help meet the needs of our customers,” said Joe Heilman, General Manager of Intelligent Ag.

Intelligent Ag is an agricultural electronics and technology provider based in Fargo, North Dakota. Intelligent Ag first began working with Advance Acceptance in 2016 to pilot equipment finance options – allowing the two companies to create competitive offerings for agricultural customers.

"In today’s challenging ag economy, giving our customers flexible payment options is very important to help them most effectively manage their operation," said Heilman.

The Advance Acceptance team prides itself on taking time to learn about the needs of their partners. This proactive approach helps establish an open dialogue between the end-customer, manufacturer, and the lender.

Intelligent Ag’s customers are able to take advantage of annual payment options, ranging from two to three payments. Equipment finance programs are available for commercial agricultural customers (businesses) and can be used for any new Intelligent Ag equipment package of $5,000 or higher.

“By providing these financing options, we’re able to achieve more sales by better meeting the needs of our customers. Advance Acceptance has worked with Intelligent Ag to develop options that work best for our products and our customers,” said Heilman.

Advance Acceptance has learned how to best meet the needs for agricultural customers and manufacturers over several years of being engaged with the agricultural community as a lender.