7 U.S.C. § 925: Loan feasibility

The 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.