{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1718.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1718.102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this subpart:\nBorrower means any organization that has an outstanding loan made or guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) or its predecessor, the Rural Electrification Administration, for rural electrification, or that is seeking such financing.\nDistribution borrower means a borrower that sells or intends to sell electric power and energy at retail in rural areas, the latter being defined in 7 CFR 1710.2.\nLoan documents means the mortgage (or other security instrument acceptable to RUS), the loan contract, and the promissory note entered into between the borrower and RUS.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1718—LOAN SECURITY DOCUMENTS FOR ELECTRIC BORROWERS","Subpart C—Loan Contracts With Distribution Borrowers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"32e2532fa4bf4077ee7083ed426c3e2a97097af49ebd36eeeb0eed8411db8428","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1718.101","next":"us/7-cfr-1718.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}