§ 769.159 — Processing loan applications.

7 CFR § 769.159

• Title: Title 7: Agriculture
• Part: Part 769: Farm Loan Programs Relending Programs
• Source: eCFR (current through Apr 9, 2026)

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§ 769.159 Processing loan applications.

(a) Intermediary loan application review. The Agency will review submitted applications from intermediaries for compliance with the provisions of this subpart.

(b) Loan approval. Loan approval is subject to the availability of funds. The loan will be considered approved for the intermediary on the date the Agency signs the obligation of funds confirmation.

(c) Preferences for loan funding. When necessary to address funding constraints, the Agency will fund eligible applications from intermediaries in the order specified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this section:

(1) First, to those with not less than 10 years of experience serving socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers that are located in states that have adopted a statute consisting of an enactment or adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, as approved and recommended for enactment in all States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010, that relend to owners of heirs property (as defined by the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act);

(2) Second, to those that have applications from ultimate recipients already in process, or that have a history of successfully relending previous HPRP funds;

(3) Multiple applications in the same priority tier, will be processed based by date of application received; and

(4) Any remaining applications, after priority tiers 1 and 2 have been funded as specified in paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section, will be funded in order of the date the application was received.

(d) Current information required. Information supplied by the intermediary in the loan application must be updated by the intermediary if the information is more than 90 days old at the time of loan closing.

[89 FR 65062, Aug. 8, 2024]