FARM Home Loans Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the Farm Credit Act rural housing finance authority. It clarifies that appurtenances eligible for Farm Credit rural housing financing include accessory dwelling units, and it raises the population threshold for eligible rural communities from 2,500 to 10,000 residents.
Who Benefits and How
Rural homeowners, rural homebuyers, and property owners in small towns benefit because more housing arrangements can qualify for Farm Credit financing, including homes with accessory dwelling units. Farm Credit System lenders may gain a broader pool of eligible rural housing borrowers in communities between 2,500 and 10,000 people.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Farm Credit System lenders and Farm Credit Administration examiners must apply the broader eligibility boundary when making or overseeing covered rural housing loans. Competing mortgage lenders could face more Farm Credit competition in small rural markets that were previously outside the 2,500-person threshold.
Key Provisions
- Expands eligible Farm Credit housing appurtenances to include accessory dwelling units.
- Raises the rural community population threshold for the financing authority from 2,500 to 10,000.
- Requires Farm Credit System lenders to apply the broader eligibility standard for covered rural housing finance.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expand Farm Credit Act rural housing financing so Farm Credit System loans can cover accessory dwelling units and communities with populations up to 10,000.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Agriculture, Financial Services
Primary Purpose
Expand Farm Credit Act rural housing financing so Farm Credit System loans can cover accessory dwelling units and communities with populations up to 10,000.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Rural homeowners
- Rural homebuyers
- Farm Credit System lenders
- Property owners adding accessory dwelling units
Identified Costs
- Farm Credit System lenders
- Farm Credit Administration examiners
- Mortgage lenders in small rural markets
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, …
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and …
Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself, Mr. Huizenga, and Mr. Riley …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Rural property owners adding accessory dwelling units
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Beneficiaries"
- → ['Rural homeowners', 'Rural homebuyers', 'Farm Credit System lenders']
- "Market actors"
- → ['Mortgage lenders']
- "Administrators"
- → ['Farm Credit Administration examiners']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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