Agricultural Credit Institutions and Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Farm income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

Summary:

Discusses types of lending institutions that make credit available to agriculture, including the Farm Credit System, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), and commercial and nongovernmental lenders. Summarizes FSA lending changes in the 2002 farm bill and FSA appropriation for farm loans. Provides overview of varying debt levels among farmers, Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code, and policy issues for Congress

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Agricultural Credit

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-RSI-0736

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