Federal Land Bank

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Federal Land Bank

A bank administered under the US Farm Credit Administration that provides long-term mortgage credit to farmers for agriculture-related expenditures.

Federal Land Bank

A bank that provides loans for agricultural or other rural use. Most loans from federal land banks are for commercial agriculture, but they also finance personal and recreational projects. Federal land banks form part of the Farm Credit System. See also: Farm Credit Act.

Federal Land Bank

The former name for institutions established by Congress in 1917 in order to provide long-term mortgage credit to farmers and ranchers, and later to rural home buyers. The Federal Land Banks merged with the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks after the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987.It is now known as a Farm Credit Bank.

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