Agricultural Lending

Appendix A: Federal Guaranty and Support Programs

The Department of Agriculture has a number of loan guaranty programs that are intended to assist small farmers and residents of rural communities. The programs described in this section were originally implemented by the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), an agency within the Department of Agriculture. Although the FmHA was abolished in a reorganization, its programs remain intact and are administered by other units within the Department of Agriculture, such as the Farm Service Agency.

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