{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1786.208","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1786.208","heading":"Increased principal.","body":"A borrower can meet the premium requirements by increasing the outstanding principal balance of the loan advance that is being refinanced. If it does so the borrower shall make a payment at the time of the refinancing equal to 2.5 percent of the amount of the premium that is added to the outstanding principal balance of the loan.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1786—PREPAYMENT OF RUS GUARANTEED AND INSURED LOANS TO ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE BORROWERS","Subpart G—Refinancing and Prepayment of RUS Guaranteed FFB Loans Pursuant to Section 306(C) of the RE Act"],"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":"d8795d9a7fef64d7651effd837159fcc8fc8289382d7e8e673ee778e6183be9d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1786.207","next":"us/7-cfr-1786.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}