7 CFR § 5001.301 - Beginning the application process.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s5001.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 5001.301 - Beginning the application process."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "5001.301"
section_name: "Beginning the application process."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "5001"
part_name: "GUARANTEED LOANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1926(a); 7 U.S.C. 1932(a); and 7 U.S.C. 8107."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 42518, July 14, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "5001"
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# 5001.301 Beginning the application process.
(a) The lender must file applications and related documents through their Agency contact.
(b) The lender may complete either a request for preliminary eligibility review in accordance with § 5001.302 or a full application in accordance with §§ 5001.303 through 5001.307, as applicable, to begin the process for obtaining a guaranteed loan. The Agency encourages, but does not require, lenders to file requests for preliminary eligibility reviews in order to obtain Agency comments before submitting a full application.
[89 FR 79720, Sept. 30, 2024]