12 U.S.C. § 3043

(a)

Capital investment advances; criteria

The Office may make a capital investment advance to any eligible cooperative, either in conjunction with or without a loan if the Office determines that—

(1)

(A)

section 3018 of this title the applicant’s initial or supplemental capital requirements exceeds its ability to obtain such capital through a loan under or from other sources; or

(B)

the membership of the applicant is, or will consist, substantially of low-income persons, as defined by the Board of Directors, or the applicant proposes to undertake to provide specialized goods, services, or facilities to serve their needs; and

(2)

section 3018 of this title the applicant cannot obtain sufficient funds through a loan under or otherwise, and the applicant presents a plan which the Office determines will permit the replacement of a capital investment advance out of member equities within a period not to exceed thirty years.

(b)

Interest supplement advances; criteria; amount

ProvidedThe Office may make advances to pay all or part of the interest payable to the Bank or any other lender by an eligible cooperative applicant which the Office determines cannot pay a market rate of interest because it sells goods or services to, or provides facilities for the use of, persons of low income: , That such advances will not exceed an amount equal to 4 per centum of the principal amount of the indebtedness of such applicant to the Bank or such other lender for any year in which the net income of the cooperative is insufficient to meet scheduled interest payments.

(c)

Interest rate applicable to advances

section 3018 of this titleCapital investment advances made by the Office pursuant to subsection (a) and interest supplement advances made by the Office pursuant to subsection (b) shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Board of Directors of the Bank, and the Board of Directors may authorize an interest rate applicable to such advances lower than the rate applicable to loans by the Bank pursuant to .

Pub. L. 95–351, title II, § 203Aug. 20, 197892 Stat. 512 Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 396(g)Aug. 13, 198195 Stat. 440 (, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 97–351981—Subsecs. (a), (b). struck out references to the Account wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–35Dec. 31, 1981section 396(i) of Pub. L. 97–35 section 3011 of this titleAmendment by effective on the day after the Final Government Equity Redemption Date (), see , set out as a note under .