7 CFR § 4290.15 - Leveraged and Non-leveraged Rural Business Investment Companies.
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title: "7 CFR § 4290.15 - Leveraged and Non-leveraged Rural Business Investment Companies."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "4290.15"
section_name: "Leveraged and Non-leveraged Rural Business Investment Companies."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "4290"
part_name: "RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY (“RBIC”) PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1989 and 2009cc"
regulatory_source: "69 FR 32204, June 8, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4290.15 Leveraged and Non-leveraged Rural Business Investment Companies.
The regulations in this part apply to rural business investment companies (RBICs) that seek leverage and to RBICs that do not seek leverage. The provisions of subparts A through N of this part apply to Leveraged RBICs and, except as indicated or as otherwise modified by subpart O of this part, to Non-leveraged RBICs. The provisions in subpart O of this part apply to Non-leveraged RBICs and, in addition, modify certain provisions in subparts A through N of this part as they apply to Non-leveraged RBICs.
[76 FR 80221, Dec. 23, 2011]