Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues

Monke, Jim

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agriculture;    Agricultural credit;    Finance;   

RP-ID  :  RS21977
RP-ID  :  RS21977_2007Mar08

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The federal government has a long history of providing credit assistance to farmers by issuing direct loans and guarantees, and creating rural lending institutions. These institutions include the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which makes or guarantees loans to farmers who cannot qualify at other lenders, and the Farm Credit System (FCS), which is a network of borrower-owned lending institutions operating as a government-sponsored enterprise. This report discusses legislation regarding this credit assistance expected in the the 110th Congress. Appropriators will consider funding for FSA’s farm loan programs, and the agriculture committees may consider changes to FSA and FCS lending programs. The 2007 farm bill is expected to be the venue for many of the authorizing issues, although stand-alone legislation may be used for extensive reforms.