{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1788.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1788.1","heading":"General and definitions.","body":"(a) The standard forms of documents covering loans made or guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service contain provisions regarding insurance and fidelity coverage to be maintained by each borrower. This part implements those provisions by setting forth the requirements to be met by all borrowers.\n(b) As used in this part:\nBorrower means any entity with any outstanding loan made or guaranteed by RUS.\nIrregularity has the meaning found in § 1773.2.\nLoan documents means the loan agreement, notes, and mortgage evidencing or used in conjunction with an RUS loan.\nMortgage means the mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or other security document securing an RUS loan.\nMortgaged property means any property subject to the lien of a mortgage.\nRUS means the Rural Utilities Service and includes the Rural Telephone Bank.\nRUS loan means a loan made or guaranteed by RUS.\n(c) RUS may revise these requirements on a case by case basis for borrowers with unusual circumstances.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1788—RUS FIDELITY AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS BORROWERS","Subpart A—Borrower Insurance Requirements"],"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":"3fdbcfebcd5c46bf829343cdcc2436dab006808f1e9728bc5eccd54a92ed1514","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-1787","next":"us/7-cfr-1788.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}