{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-3550.204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 3550.204","heading":"Payment assistance.","body":"Borrowers who are eligible may be offered payment assistance in accordance with subpart B of this part. Borrowers who are not eligible for payment assistance because the loan was approved before August 1, 1968, or the loan was made on above-moderate or nonprogram (NP) terms, may refinance the loan in order to obtain payment assistance if:\n(a) The borrower is eligible to receive a loan with payment assistance;\n(b) Due to circumstances beyond the borrower's control, the borrower is in danger of losing the property; and\n(c) The property is program-eligible.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XXXV—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 3550—DIRECT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS","Subpart E—Special Servicing"],"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":"5371e40d5eebbe3facd80353e972f315c7407ec9d9a4b5156247dadb884de5a9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-3550.203","next":"us/7-cfr-3550.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}