Title 7AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§1983c Provision of Information to Borrowers

Title 7 › Chapter 50— AGRICULTURAL CREDIT › Subchapter IV— ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 1983c

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a farm borrower of a Farmer Program loan asks, the Secretary must give the borrower a copy of every paper the borrower signed, a copy of any appraisal done for the loan, and any other records the Secretary is legally required to provide at the time of the request. These duties do not cancel the Secretary’s legal responsibilities that existed immediately before January 6, 1988, unless those earlier duties directly conflict with the duties above.

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Title 7, §1983c

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(a)On request of a farm borrower of a farmer program loan, the Secretary shall make available to the borrower the following:
(1)One copy of each document signed by the borrower.
(2)One copy of each appraisal performed with respect to the loan.
(3)All documents that the Secretary otherwise is required to provide to the borrower under any law or rule of law in effect on the date of such request.
(b)Subsection (a) shall not be construed to supersede any duty imposed on the Secretary by any law or rule of law in effect immediately before January 6, 1988, unless such duty is in direct conflict with any duty imposed by subsection (a).

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7 U.S.C. § 1983c

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60