Farm Finance: Secondary Markets for Agricultural Real Estate Loans

RCED-87-149BR Published: Jul 17, 1987. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 1987.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) secondary investment markets; (2) existing agricultural real estate secondary markets; (3) legislative proposals for a national secondary market for agricultural real estate loans; and (4) the potential effects of a national secondary market.

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Topics

Agriculture and Food

Farm creditFarm credit banksFarm income stabilization programsFederal corporationsGovernment guaranteed loansLending institutionsLoan interest ratesMortgage loansProposed legislationSecondary markets