7 CFR § 4290.585 - Voluntary decrease in RBIC's Regulatory Capital.

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title: "7 CFR § 4290.585 - Voluntary decrease in RBIC's Regulatory Capital."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "4290.585"
section_name: "Voluntary decrease in RBIC's Regulatory Capital."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "4290"
part_name: "RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY (“RBIC”) PROGRAM"
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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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# 4290.585 Voluntary decrease in RBIC's Regulatory Capital.

You must obtain the Agency's prior written approval to reduce your Regulatory Capital by more than two percent in any fiscal year. At all times, you must retain sufficient Regulatory Capital to meet the minimum capital requirements in the Act and § 4290.210, and sufficient Leverageable Capital to avoid having excess Leverage in violation of section 384E(d) of the Act.