7 CFR § 769.101 - Purpose.

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title: "7 CFR § 769.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "769.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "FARM LOAN PROGRAMS RELENDING PROGRAMS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 7 U.S.C. 1989, and 25 U.S.C. 488."
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# 769.101 Purpose.

(a) This part contains regulations for loans made by the Agency to eligible intermediary lenders and applies to intermediary lenders and ultimate recipient involved in making and servicing Highly Fractionated Indian Land (HFIL) loans.

(b) The purpose of the HFIL Loan Program is to establish policies and procedures for a revolving loan fund through intermediary lenders for the purchase of HFIL by a Native American tribe, tribal entity, or member of either.