Updated November 11, 2026
Agriculture equipment loans in Merrill, WI
Merrill has 88 active UCC filings for farm equipment across 49 businesses, about 1.8 per business, so repeat borrowers are common. 18 new filings were recorded in the last 12 months, up 13% on the year before. 24 of these loans reach a typical 36, 48 or 60 month term end in the next six months, an unusually large 27% of the book. John Deere Financial dominates with 36% of active filings. Captive finance arms of the manufacturers write 68% of it, so dealer relationships matter here.
Active equipment filings
Likely ending in the next 6 months
36, 48 or 60 month term
Businesses with active filings
New filings, last 12 months
+13% on the year before
New equipment filings by month
Merrill, WI, last 24 months. The current month is still coming in.
| 2024-12 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 3 |
| 2025-04 | 0 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 0 |
| 2025-08 | 0 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
| 2026-11 | 0 |
Top lenders
Share of active equipment filings with a named lender. Filing agents and government left out.
- John Deere Financial32 · 36.4%Captive finance
- CNH Industrial Capital17 · 19.3%Captive finance
- FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, PCA13 · 14.8%Bank
- AGCOUNTRY FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA9 · 10.2%Bank
- Kubota Credit6 · 6.8%Captive finance
- Bank
- AGCO Finance5 · 5.7%Captive finance
Highest-scoring businesses right now
Names are partly hidden. The app shows them, with the phone number where public records have one.
| Score | Company | Why | Lender | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
94 | VAN Merrill | Agriculture 36 mo old · peak window+35Near the 36-month mark+10 | John Deere Financial Captive finance | Oct 2023 |
91 | VAN Merrill | Agriculture 47 mo old · peak window+35Near the 48-month mark+7 | John Deere Financial Captive finance | Nov 2022 |
89 | VAN Merrill | Agriculture 49 mo old · late window+33Near the 48-month mark+7 | John Deere Financial Captive finance | Sep 2022 |
84 | VAN Merrill | Agriculture 40 mo old · peak window+35Active, no continuation+10 | CNH Industrial Capital Captive finance | Jun 2023 |
82 | VAN Merrill | Agriculture 34 mo old · early+29Near the 36-month mark+4 | John Deere Financial Captive finance | Dec 2023 |
72 | DEW Merrill | Agriculture 32 mo old · early+23Active, no continuation+10 | John Deere Financial Captive finance | Feb 2024 |
72 | CAI Merrill | Agriculture 54 mo old · late window+23Active, no continuation+10 | John Deere Financial Captive finance | Apr 2022 |
69 | NIN Merrill | Agriculture 48 mo old · peak window+35Near the 48-month mark+10 | CNH Industrial Capital Captive finance | Oct 2022 |
Questions
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Source: UCC financing statements from the public UCC index of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, loaded every morning. Last updated November 11, 2026. Counts cover businesses' equipment filings only: consumer solar, tool accounts, liens on injury claims and filings against people or sole proprietors are left out. “Active” means not terminated or lapsed. “Likely ending” means a 36, 48 or 60 month term from the filing date ends within six months; the filing itself doesn't state the term. Not a consumer report. How UCC filings work.