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7 CFR 5001.509: Servicing fees.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
- CHAPTER L—RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, AND RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- PART 5001—GUARANTEED LOANS
- Subpart F—Servicing Provisions
The lender may pass the servicing fees on to the borrower but may not delay payment of the fee to the Agency while collecting the payment from the borrower.
(a) Guarantee retention fees. Where the lender is required to pay a periodic guarantee retention fee (see § 5001.455), the fee is due for the entire payment period even if the loan note guarantee is terminated or transferred before the next retention fee payment is due.
(b) Borrower transfer fee. The Agency will charge the following fees:
(1) A one-time, $1,500 nonrefundable transfer fee at the time of transfer to an eligible borrower.
(2) Payment of a one-time nonrefundable transfer fee of 1 percent of the guaranteed loan balance to ineligible borrowers.
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