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US CodeTitle 12Chapter 23

Chapter 23

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM

Title 12 - Banks and Banking

172 sections

Sections

§ 2001

Congressional declaration of policy and objectives

Medium

§ 2002

Farm Credit System

Short

§ 2011

Establishment, charters, titles, branches

Short

§ 2012

Board of directors

Very short

§ 2013

General corporate powers

Long

§ 2014

Farm Credit Bank capitalization

Very short

§ 2015

Lending authority

Medium

§ 2016

Interest rates and other charges

Short

§ 2017

Eligibility

Very short

§ 2018

Security; terms

Medium

§ 2019

Purposes for extensions of credit

Medium

§ 2020

Related services

Short

§ 2021

Loans through associations or agents

Short

§ 2022

Liens on stock

Very short

§ 2023

Taxation

Short

§ 2071

Organization and charters

Medium

§ 2072

Board of directors

Very short

§ 2073

General corporate powers

Medium

§ 2074

Production credit association capitalization

Short

§ 2075

Short- and intermediate-term loans; participation; other financial assistance; terms; conditions; interest; security

Medium

§ 2076

Other services

Very short

§ 2076a

Liens on stock

Very short

§ 2077

Taxation

Short

§ 2091

Organizations; articles; charters; powers of the Farm Credit Administration

Medium

§ 2092

Board of directors

Very short

§ 2093

General corporate powers

Medium

§ 2094

Federal land bank association capitalization

Very short

§ 2096

Agreements for sharing gains or losses

Short

§ 2097

Liens on stock

Very short

§ 2098

Taxation

Short

§ 2121

Establishment; titles; branches

Short

§ 2122

Corporate existence; general corporate powers

Long

§ 2123

Board of directors

Short

§ 2124

Stock of banks for cooperatives

Medium

§ 2125

Dividends

Very short

§ 2126

Retirement of stock

Short

§ 2127

Guaranty fund subscriptions in lieu of stock

Short

§ 2128

Loans, commitments, and technical and financial assistance

Long

§ 2129

Eligibility

Medium

§ 2130

Ownership of stock by borrowers

Short

§ 2131

Loans

Short

§ 2132

Earnings and reserves; application of savings

Medium

§ 2133

Distribution of assets on liquidation or dissolution

Short

§ 2134

Taxation

Short

§ 2141

Charter, powers, and operation

Short

§ 2143

Credit delivery office

Very short

§ 2144

Consolidation of functions

Very short

§ 2145

Exchange of ownership interests

Very short

§ 2146

Capitalization

Very short

§ 2147

Patronage pools

Very short

§ 2148

Transactions to accomplish merger

Short

§ 2149

Lending limits

Very short

§ 2153

Power to borrow; issuance of notes, bonds, debentures, and other obligations

Medium

§ 2154

Capital adequacy of banks and institutions

Medium

§ 2154a

Capitalization of System institutions

Long

§ 2155

Liability of banks; United States not liable

Medium

§ 2157

Bonds as investments

Very short

§ 2158

Purchase and sale by Federal Reserve System

Very short

§ 2159

Purchase and sale of obligations

Very short

§ 2160

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation

Medium

§ 2162

Protection of borrower stock

Medium

§ 2183

Dissolution; voluntary or involuntary liquidation; mergers; receiverships or conservators

Medium

§ 2184

Communications with stockholders

Short

§ 2199

Disclosure

Medium

§ 2200

Access to documents and information

Short

§ 2201

Notice of action on application

Short

§ 2202

Reconsideration of actions

Medium

§ 2202a

Restructuring distressed loans

Long

§ 2202b

Effect of restructuring on borrower stock

Short

§ 2202d

Protection of borrowers who meet all loan obligations

Short

§ 2202e

Waiver of mediation rights by borrowers

Very short

§ 2203

Nomination of association directors; representative selection of nominees

Short

§ 2205

Interest rates

Short

§ 2206

Participation loans

Short

§ 2206a

Authority of Farm Credit Banks and direct lender associations to participate in loans to similar entities for risk management purposes

Medium

§ 2207

Young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers

Short

§ 2208

Prohibition against use of signed ballots

Very short

§ 2211

Establishment

Short

§ 2212

Powers of Farm Credit Administration

Very short

§ 2213

Regulation and examination

Very short

§ 2214

State laws

Very short

§ 2214a

“Bank” defined

Very short

§ 2218

Lines of insurance

Medium

§ 2219

Limitation on separate sale

Very short

§ 2219a

Right of first refusal

Long

§ 2219b

Application of uninsured accounts

Short

§ 2219c

Affirmative action

Very short

§ 2219d

Encouragement of conservation practices

Short

§ 2219e

Liability for making criminal referrals

Short

§ 2241

Farm Credit Administration

Very short

§ 2242

Farm Credit Administration Board

Medium

§ 2243

Powers of Board

Short

§ 2244

Chairman; responsibilities; governing standards

Medium

§ 2245

Organization of Farm Credit Administration

Medium

§ 2246

Advisory committees

Very short

§ 2248

Seal of the Farm Credit Administration

Very short

§ 2249

Administrative expenses

Short

§ 2250

Farm Credit Administration operating expenses fund

Medium

§ 2251

Quarters and facilities for the Farm Credit Administration

Medium

§ 2252

Powers and duties

Long

§ 2254

Examinations

Medium

§ 2255

Conditions of other banks and lending institutions

Short

§ 2256

Consent to the availability of reports and to examinations

Short

§ 2257

Reports on conditions of institutions receiving loans or deposits

Short

§ 2257a

Uniform financial reporting instructions

Short

§ 2258

Jurisdiction

Very short

§ 2259

State legislation

Short

§ 2261

Cease and desist proceedings

Medium

§ 2262

Temporary cease and desist orders

Medium

§ 2263

Enforcement of temporary cease and desist orders

Short

§ 2264

Suspension or removal of director or officer

Long

§ 2265

Suspension or removal of director or officer charged with felony

Medium

§ 2265a

Removal and prohibition authority; industry-wide prohibition

Medium

§ 2266

Hearings and judicial review

Medium

§ 2267

Jurisdiction and enforcement

Short

§ 2267a

Jurisdiction over institution-affiliated parties

Short

§ 2268

Penalty

Medium

§ 2269

Further penalties

Short

§ 2270

Replacement of suspended or removed directors

Very short

§ 2271

Definitions

Medium

§ 2272

Notice of service

Short

§ 2273

Ancillary provisions; subpena power; etc.

Medium

§ 2274

Power to remove directors and officers

Very short

§ 2275a

Transition rules relating to amendment of certain FCA approval authorities

Short

§ 2276

Access to and examination by Comptroller General of books, documents, etc., of farm credit system banks and institutions

Very short

§ 2277a

Definitions

Short

§ 2277a–1

Establishment of Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation

Very short

§ 2277a–10

Powers of Corporation with respect to troubled insured System banks

Long

§ 2277a–10a

Oversight actions by Corporation

Short

§ 2277a–10b

Authority to regulate golden parachute and indemnification payments

Long

§ 2277a–10c

Corporation as conservator or receiver; certain other powers

Very long

§ 2277a–11

Investment of funds

Very short

§ 2277a–12

Exemption from taxation

Very short

§ 2277a–14

Prohibitions

Medium

§ 2277a–2

Board of Directors

Very short

§ 2277a–3

Commencement of insurance

Very short

§ 2277a–4

Premiums

Long

§ 2277a–5

Certification of premiums

Medium

§ 2277a–6

Overpayment and underpayment of premiums; remedies

Medium

§ 2277a–7

General corporate powers

Medium

§ 2277a–8

Conduct of corporate affairs; examination of System institutions

Medium

§ 2277a–9

Insurance Fund

Short

§ 2279a

Power to merge

Short

§ 2279a–1

Board of directors

Very short

§ 2279a–2

Powers of merged banks

Very short

§ 2279a–3

Capitalization

Very short

§ 2279aa

Definitions

Medium

§ 2279aa–1

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation

Short

§ 2279aa–10

Funding for guarantee; reserves of Corporation

Medium

§ 2279aa–11

Supervision, examination, and report of condition

Medium

§ 2279aa–12

Securities in credit enhanced pools

Long

§ 2279aa–13

Authority to issue obligations to cover guarantee losses of Corporation

Medium

§ 2279aa–14

Federal jurisdiction

Short

§ 2279aa–2

Board of directors

Medium

§ 2279aa–3

Powers and duties of Corporation and Board

Medium

§ 2279aa–4

Stock issuance

Long

§ 2279aa–5

Certification of agricultural mortgage marketing facilities

Medium

§ 2279aa–6

Guarantee of qualified loans

Long

§ 2279aa–8

Standards for qualified loans

Medium

§ 2279aa–9

Exemption from restructuring and borrowers rights provisions for pooled loans

Short

§ 2279bb

Definitions

Short

§ 2279bb–1

Risk-based capital levels

Long

§ 2279bb–2

Minimum capital level

Medium

§ 2279bb–3

Critical capital level

Very short

§ 2279bb–4

Enforcement levels

Medium

§ 2279bb–5

Mandatory actions applicable to level II

Short

§ 2279bb–6

Supervisory actions applicable to level III

Medium

§ 2279cc

Conservatorship; liquidation; receivership

Long

§ 2279e

Approval of disclosure information and issuance of charters

Short

§ 2279f

Merger of similar banks

Medium

§ 2279f–1

Merger of similar associations

Short

§ 2279g

Transactions to accomplish mergers exempt from certain State taxes

Short