Farm Loans: Information on the Status of USDA's Portfolio

T-RCED-97-78 Published: Feb 21, 1997. Publicly Released: Feb 21, 1997.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) farm loan programs, focusing on: (1) GAO's January 1997 report which updated prior reports on the financial condition of FSA's farm loan portfolio; and (2) changes to the farm loan programs that were mandated by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of 1996.

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Topics

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural programsDebtDelinquent loansDirect loansFarm creditGovernment guaranteed loansLoan repaymentsLossesFarm loansFarm loan programs