Federal Farm Loan Act

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The Federal Farm Loan Act was a 1916 U.S. law that created a system of federal land banks to provide long-term, low-interest credit to farmers, greatly expanding access to agricultural financing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
agricultural credit law ⓘ
administeredBy Federal Farm Loan Board ⓘ
aimedAtProblem high interest rates on farm mortgages ⓘ
limited access to credit for farmers ⓘ
appliesTo farm real estate loans ⓘ
beneficiary farm owners ⓘ
farmers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Federal Farm Loan Board ⓘ
Federal Land Banks ⓘ
Joint Stock Land Banks ⓘ
linked to: Federal Land Banks
dateEnacted 1916-07-17 ⓘ
encourages development of cooperative lending institutions ⓘ
farmer land ownership ⓘ
establishes Federal Farm Loan System ⓘ
financingInstrument farm loan bonds ⓘ
geographicScope nationwide ⓘ
historicalContext Progressive Era reforms ⓘ
pre–World War I agricultural policy ⓘ
implementedThrough regional Federal Land Banks ⓘ
inspiredBy rural credit movements ⓘ
interestRateType low-interest ⓘ
legalStatus amended ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
loanType long-term farm mortgages ⓘ
longTermImpact foundation for the modern Farm Credit System ⓘ
mechanism issuance of farm loan bonds ⓘ
long-term mortgage loans to farmers ⓘ
numberOfFederalLandBanksCreated 12 ⓘ
partOf United States farm credit legislation ⓘ
policyArea banking regulation ⓘ
farm finance ⓘ
rural credit ⓘ
presidentialAdministration Woodrow Wilson administration ⓘ
provides cooperative credit structure for farmers ⓘ
purpose to expand access to agricultural financing ⓘ
to provide long-term, low-interest credit to farmers ⓘ
regulates operations of Federal Land Banks ⓘ
relatedTo Farm Credit Act of 1933 ⓘ
Farm Credit System ⓘ
Federal Farm Board ⓘ
sectorTargeted agriculture ⓘ
sets terms and conditions for federal farm loans ⓘ
signedBy Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
subjectOf United States agricultural policy history ⓘ
studies of rural finance ⓘ
yearEnacted 1916 ⓘ

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Woodrow Wilson administration → notablePolicy → Federal Farm Loan Act ⓘ
Federal Farm Credit System → legalBasis → Farm Credit Act of 1916 ⓘ
subject linked to: federal farm credit system
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Land Banks → partOf → Federal Farm Loan System ⓘ
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Land Banks → establishedBy → Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks → legalBasis → Federal Farm Loan Act ⓘ
64th United States Congress → enacted → Federal Farm Loan Act ⓘ
Federal Farm Loan Board → partOf → Federal Farm Loan System ⓘ
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Farm Loan Board → follows → Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Farm Loan Board → foundedByStatute → Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Farm Credit System → legalBasis → Farm Credit Act of 1916 ⓘ
subject linked to: FCS
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Federal Farm Credit System → legalBasis → Farm Credit Act of 1916 ⓘ
subject linked to: FFCS
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act
Warehouse Act of 1916 → relatedTo → Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Farm Loan Act