7 CFR § 1744.207 - Investment not to jeopardize loan security.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1744.207"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1744.207 - Investment not to jeopardize loan security."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1744.207"
section_name: "Investment not to jeopardize loan security."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1744"
part_name: "POST-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO GUARANTEED AND INSURED TELEPHONE LOANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 901  1921  and 6941"
regulatory_source: "55 FR 39396, Sept. 27, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1744"
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# 1744.207 Investment not to jeopardize loan security.

A borrower shall not make a qualified investment or a rural development investment which jeopardizes:

(a) The security of loans made or guaranteed by RUS; or

(b) The borrower's ability to repay such loans under the terms and conditions as agreed.