# 7 U.S.C. § 1925: Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 1925
- **Heading:** Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 50—AGRICULTURAL CREDIT > SUBCHAPTER I—REAL ESTATE LOANS

## Text

The Secretary shall make or insure no loan under sections 1922, 1923, 1924, 1934, and 1935 of this title that would cause the unpaid indebtedness under such sections of any one borrower to exceed the smaller of (1) the value of the farm or other security, or (2) in the case of a loan other than a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $600,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $1,750,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2019, by the inflation percentage applicable to the fiscal year in which the loan is guaranteed and reduced by the amount of any unpaid indebtedness of the borrower on loans under subchapter II that are guaranteed by the Secretary).

( Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 305 , Aug. 8, 1961 , 75 Stat. 308 ; Pub. L. 91–620, § 1 , Dec. 31, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1862 ; Pub. L. 92–419, title I, § 103 , Aug. 30, 1972 , 86 Stat. 658 ; Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 807 , as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(27)(B) , Aug. 10, 1973 , 87 Stat. 237 ; Pub. L. 95–334, title I, § 103 , Aug. 4, 1978 , 92 Stat. 421 ; Pub. L. 102–554, § 3 , Oct. 28, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4142 ; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VIII, § 806(a)] , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681 , 2681–39; Pub. L. 110–234, title V, § 5003 , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1144 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title V, § 5003, June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1905; Pub. L. 115–334, title V, § 5103 , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4669 .)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 1922 Persons eligible for real estate loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1922.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1923 Purposes of loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1923.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1924 Conservation loan and loan guarantee program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1924.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1925 Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1925.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926 Water and waste facility loans and grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926–1 Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 702 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1108](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926%E2%80%931.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926a Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926b Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 743 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1125](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926b.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926c Water and waste facility loans and grants to alleviate health risks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926c.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926d Water systems for rural and Native villages in Alaska](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926d.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926e Rural decentralized water systems](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926e.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1926f Contracts with not-for-profit third parties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1926f.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1927 Repayment requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1927.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1927a Loan interest rates charged by Farmers Home Administration; grant funds associated with loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1927a.md)

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