USC › Title 7 › §9257 U.S.C. § 925Verified against govinfo.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on govinfo.gov ↗Copy linkThe Secretary may not, as a condition of making a telephone loan to an applicant therefor, require the applicant to—(1)increase the rates charged to the applicant’s customers or subscribers; or(2)increase the applicant’s ratio of—(A)net income or margins before interest; to(B)the interest requirements on all of the applicant’s outstanding and proposed loans.