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Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102

§2130 Ownership of Stock by Borrowers

Title 12 › CHAPTER 23 — FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER III — BANKS FOR COOPERATIVES › Part A — Banks for Cooperatives › § 2130

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Borrowers who can own voting stock must have at least one share when a cooperative bank gives a loan. The bank can make them buy more voting or nonvoting stock at closing or later, but at closing the extra stock can’t be more than 10 percent of the loan’s face amount. The bank may base extra amounts on loan size, balance, interest paid, or another method. If the bank sells or shares part of a loan with non‑cooperative lenders, the borrower doesn’t have to buy stock for that part, and earnings are divided based on the interest each lender keeps.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §2130

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(a)Each borrower entitled to hold voting stock shall, at the time a loan is made by a bank for cooperatives, own at least one share of voting stock and shall be required by the bank to invest in additional voting stock or nonvoting investment stock at that time, or from time to time, as the lending bank may determine, but the requirement for investment in stock at the time the loan is closed shall not exceed an amount equal to 10 per centum of the face amount of the loan. Such additional ownership requirements may be based on the face amount of the loan, the outstanding loan balance or on a percentage of the interest payable by the borrower during any year or during any quarter thereof, or upon such other basis as the bank determines will provide adequate capital for the operation of the bank and equitable ownership thereof among borrowers.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the purchase of stock need not be required with respect to that part of any loan made by a bank for cooperatives which it sells to or makes in participation with financial institutions other than any of the banks for cooperatives. In such cases the distribution of earnings of the bank for cooperatives shall be on the basis of the interest in the loan retained by such bank.

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2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334 struck out at end “In the case of a direct loan by the Central Bank, the borrower shall be required to own or invest in the necessary stock in a district bank or banks and such district bank shall be required to own a corresponding amount of stock in the Central Bank, but voting stock shall be in the one district bank, designated by the Farm Credit Administration.” 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–233 substituted “by the bank to invest” for “by the bank with the approval of the Farm Credit Administration to invest”, “or upon such other basis as the bank determines” for “or upon such other basis as the bank, with the approval of the Farm Credit Administration, determines”, and “in a district bank or banks and such district bank shall be required” for “in a district bank or banks as may be approved by the Farm Credit Administration and such district bank shall be required”. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–592 inserted provisions respecting entitlement to hold voting stock.

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12 U.S.C. § 2130

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102