2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 50 - Agricultural Credit
Subchapter IV - Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1987 - Debt adjustment and credit counseling; "summary period" defined; loan summary statements

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 1987 (2016)
Section Name §1987. Debt adjustment and credit counseling; "summary period" defined; loan summary statements
Section Text

(a) The Secretary may provide voluntary debt adjustment assistance between farmers and their creditors and may cooperate with State, territorial, and local agencies and committees engaged in such debt adjustment, and may give credit counseling.

(b)(1) As used in this subsection, the term "summary period" means—

(A) the period beginning on December 23, 1985, and ending on the date on which the first loan summary statement is issued after December 23, 1985; or

(B) the period beginning on the date of issuance of the preceding loan summary statement and ending on the date of issuance of the current loan summary statement.


(2) On the request of a borrower of a loan made or insured (but not guaranteed) under this chapter, the Secretary shall issue to such borrower a loan summary statement that reflects the account activity during the summary period for each loan made or insured under this chapter to such borrower, including—

(A) the outstanding amount of principal due on each such loan at the beginning of the summary period;

(B) the interest rate charged on each such loan;

(C) the amount of payments made on and their application to each such loan during the summary period and an explanation of the basis for the application of such payments;

(D) the amount of principal and interest due on each such loan at the end of the summary period;

(E) the total amount of unpaid principal and interest on all such loans at the end of the summary period;

(F) any delinquency in the repayment of any such loan;

(G) a schedule of the amount and date of payments due on each such loan; and

(H) the procedure the borrower may use to obtain more information concerning the status of such loans.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §337, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 316; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIII, §1316, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1528.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

For definition of "this chapter", referred to in subsec. (b)(2), see note set out under section 1921 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1985—Pub. L. 99–198 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 50 - AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 1987 - Debt adjustment and credit counseling; "summary period" defined; loan summary statements
Contains section 1987
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 75 Stat. 316
99 Stat. 1528
Public Law References Public Law 87-128, Public Law 99-198
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