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Code · U.S. Code · Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING · CHAPTER 23— FARM CREDIT SYSTEM · SUBCHAPTER VII— RESTRUCTURING OF SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS · § 2279b

§ 2279b. Transfer of lending authority

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(a)Voluntary transfers A Federal land bank or a merged bank having a Federal land bank as one of its constituents, may transfer to a Federal land bank association, and the association may assume, the authority of the transferring bank in the territorial area served by the association, to make and participate in long-term real estate mortgage loans under this chapter if the transfer is approved by—
(1)the Farm Credit Administration Board;
(2)the Board of Directors of both institutions; and
(3)a majority of the stockholders of the bank and of the association, in accordance with the voting provisions of sections 2279a and 2279c–1 of this title, respectively.
(b)Direct loans and financial assistance After a transfer described in subsection
(a)or (d)—
(1)the Federal land bank association shall possess all of the direct long-term real estate mortgage loan authority, formerly possessed by the transferring bank, in the territory served by the association; and
(2)the bank may provide and extend financial assistance to, and discount for, or purchase from, the transferee Federal land bank association any note, draft, or other obligation with the endorsement or guarantee of the association, the proceeds of which have been advanced to persons eligible and for purposes of financing by the association under subsection (a).
(c)Regulations The Farm Credit Administration shall issue regulations that establish the manner in which the powers and obligations of the banks that make transfers are consolidated and, to the extent necessary, reconciled in the association referred to in subsection (a).
(d)Mandatory transfer On the merger of one or more production credit associations with one or more Federal land bank associations, the bank supervising the Federal land bank association shall transfer all of the direct lending authority of the bank in the territory served by such Federal land bank association to such merged association.
(Pub. L. 92–181, title VII, § 7.6, formerly §§ 7.6, 7.7, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 416, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1647; amended Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 408(f)–(j), Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1001, 1002.)
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  • Pub. L. 92–181, title VII, § 7
  • Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 416
  • 101 Stat. 1647
  • Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 408(f)
  • 102 Stat. 1001
  • Pub. L. 100–399, § 408(j)
  • Pub. L. 92–181
  • Pub. L. 100–399, § 408(f)
  • Pub. L. 100–399, § 408(g)
  • Pub. L. 100–399, § 408(h)
  • Pub. L. 100–399, § 408(i)
  • Pub. L. 100–399
  • Pub. L. 100–233
  • section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 100–399
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§ 2279b
Transfer of lending authority
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 92–181, title VII, § 7
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 416
Stat.101 Stat. 1647
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–399, title IV, § 408(f)
Stat.102 Stat. 1001
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