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7 CFR §1735.47

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov
  1. (a)Rescission of a loan may be requested by a borrower at any time. To rescind a loan, the borrower must demonstrate to RUS that:
    1. (1)The purposes of the loan being rescinded have been completed;
    2. (2)Sufficient funds are available from sources other than RUS or FFB to complete the purposes of the loan being rescinded; or
    3. (3)The purposes of the loan are no longer required to extend or improve telephone service in rural areas.
  2. (b)Borrowers submitting loan applications containing purposes previously covered by a loan that has been rescinded shall include in the application an explanation, satisfactory to RUS, of the change of conditions since the rescission that re-establishes the need for those purposes.
  3. (c)RUS shall not initiate the rescission of a loan unless all of the purposes for which telephone loans have been made to the borrower under the Act have been accomplished with funds provided under the Act.