Federal Land Banks

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Federal Land Banks were government-sponsored financial institutions in the United States that provided long-term credit to farmers and ranchers as part of the federal farm credit system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural credit institution
federal financial institution
government-sponsored enterprise
beneficiary commercial agricultural operations
family farmers
charter federally chartered but privately owned cooperatives
collateralRequirement farm or ranch real estate
country United States
establishedBy Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916
financingType long-term mortgage credit
fundingSource farm loan bonds
federally chartered bond issues
geographicOrganization district-based network of regional banks
governance borrower-elected boards
hasPurpose provide long-term credit to farmers
provide long-term credit to ranchers
historicalRole stabilizing farm credit markets
supporting agricultural land ownership
inception 1916
industry rural finance
legalStatus government-sponsored enterprise within the Farm Credit System
loanSecurity first mortgages on farm real estate
maximumLoanTerm long-term amortized loans
mergedInto Farm Credit Banks during Farm Credit System restructuring
notablePeriod Great Depression era farm credit support
oversightChange later supervised by Farm Credit Administration
ownership cooperatively owned by borrowers
partOf Federal Farm Loan System
federal farm credit system
policyObjective encourage farm ownership and development
improve access to agricultural credit
regulator Federal Farm Loan Board
relatedTo Farm Credit Administration
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Production Credit Associations
sector agriculture
serviceArea rural communities
successor Farm Credit Banks
Farm Credit System institutions
targetBorrower farm owners
ranch owners

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Farm Credit Act of 1933 reorganized Federal Land Banks
Federal Farm Loan Act creates Federal Land Banks
Federal Farm Loan Act creates Joint Stock Land Banks
linked to: Federal Land Banks
Federal Farm Credit System hasComponent Federal Land Credit Associations
subject linked to: federal farm credit system
linked to: Federal Land Banks
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks relatedTo Federal Land Banks