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§ 764.154 - Rates and terms.

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Rates. (1) The interest rate is the Agency's Direct Farm Ownership rate, available in each Agency office.

The limited resource Farm Ownership interest rate is available to applicants who are unable to develop a feasible plan at regular interest rates.

If the FO loan is part of a joint financing arrangement and the amount of the Agency's loan does not exceed 50 percent of the total amount financed, the interest rate charged will be the greater of the following:

The Agency's Direct Farm Ownership rate, available in each Agency office, minus 2 percent; or

2.5 percent.

The interest rate charged will be the lower of the rate in effect at the time of loan approval or loan closing.

Terms. Except for MLs made for FO purposes, the Agency schedules repayment of an FO loan based on the applicant's ability to repay and the useful life of the security. In no event will the term be more than 40 years from the date of the note.

For MLs made for FO purposes the Agency schedules repayment of an FO based on the applicant's ability to repay and the useful life of the security. In no event will the term be more than 25 years from the date of the note.

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