{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-4290.1720","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 4290.1720","heading":"Characteristics of Agency's guarantee.","body":"If the Agency agrees to guarantee a RBIC's Debentures, such guarantee will be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Debentures or any other circumstances that might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Pursuant to its guarantee, the Agency will make timely payments of principal and interest on the Debentures.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XLII—RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 4290—RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY (“RBIC”) PROGRAM","Subpart J—Financial Assistance for RBICs (Leverage)"],"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":"1d40a46da254ec0845e0d693e7b45c365600120eb74daf1d9431cec5a18a0f10","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-4290.1710","next":"us/7-cfr-4290.1810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}