7 CFR § 1735.76 - Acquisition of affiliates.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1735.76"
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title: "7 CFR § 1735.76 - Acquisition of affiliates."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1735.76"
section_name: "Acquisition of affiliates."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1735"
part_name: "GENERAL POLICIES, TYPES OF LOANS, LOAN REQUIREMENTS—TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 901  1921  and 6941"
regulatory_source: "54 FR 13352, Apr. 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 55 FR 39395, Sept. 27, 1990."
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# 1735.76 Acquisition of affiliates.

A borrower shall not use RUS loan funds to acquire any stock or any telephone plant of an affiliate.

[54 FR 14626, Apr. 12, 1989. Redesignated at 55 FR 39395, Sept. 27, 1990, as amended at 62 FR 46871, Sept. 5, 1997]