{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-3555.253","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 3555.253","heading":"Late payment charges.","body":"Late payment charges will not be covered by the guarantee and cannot be added to the principal and interest due under any guaranteed note.\n(a) Maximum amount. Any late payment charge must be reasonable and customary for the area.\n(b) Loans with interest assistance. The lender must not charge a late fee if the only unpaid portion of the borrower's scheduled payment is interest assistance owed by Rural Development.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XXXV—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 3555—GUARANTEED RURAL HOUSING PROGRAM","Subpart F—Servicing Performing Loans"],"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":"398d689063dd6a1ee08371211005f80ce71d5878dbbc6907fbb5f3ce22f16695","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-3555.252","next":"us/7-cfr-3555.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}