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§ 2279aa–5. Certification of agricultural mortgage marketing facilities
(a) Eligibility standards
(1) Establishment required
(2) Minimum requirements
To be eligible to be certified under the standards referred to in paragraph (1), an agricultural mortgage marketing facility (other than the Corporation) shall—
(A) be an institution of the Farm Credit System or a corporation, association, or trust organized under the laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) meet or exceed capital standards established by the Board;
(C) have as one of the purposes of the facility, the sale or resale of securities representing interests in, or obligations backed by, pools of qualified loans that have been provided guarantees by the Corporation;
(D) demonstrate managerial ability with respect to agricultural mortgage loan underwriting, servicing, and marketing that is acceptable to the Corporation;
(E) adopt appropriate agricultural mortgage loan underwriting, appraisal, and servicing standards and procedures that meet or exceed the standards established by the Board;
(F) for purposes of enabling the Corporation to examine the facility, agree to allow officers or employees of the Corporation to have access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property, of any type whatsoever, belonging to or used by the Corporation that are necessary to facilitate an examination of the operations of the facility in connection with securities, and the pools of qualified loans that back securities, for which the Corporation has provided guarantees; and
(G) adopt appropriate minimum standards and procedures relating to loan administration and disclosure to borrowers concerning the terms and rights applicable to loans for which guarantee is provided, in conformity with uniform standards established by the Corporation.
(3) Nondiscrimination requirement
(b) Certification by Corporation
(c) Maximum time period for certification
(d) Revocation
(1) In general
(2) Effect of revocation
(e) Affiliation of FCS institutions with facility
(1) Establishment of affiliate authorized
(2) Exclusive agency agreement authorized
(Pub. L. 92–181, title VIII, § 8.5, as added Pub. L. 100–233, title VII, § 702, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1694; amended Pub. L. 104–105, title I, § 106, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 164.)