The Farm Credit System (FCS) celebrates its 90th anniversary of service.

The Farm Credit System (FCS FCS - Frame Check Sequence ) celebrates its 90th anniversary of service. The legislation Pres Woodrow Woodrow may refer to:

Woodrow (name), a given name
Woodrow Wilson, a president of the United States

Places

Woodrow, Buckinghamshire, England

Wilson Wilson, city (1990 pop. 36,930), seat of Wilson co., E N.C., in a rich agricultural region; inc. 1849. It is a commercial and industrial center with a large tobacco market. Manufactures include textile goods (especially clothing), metal products, and processed foods. signed into law in 1916 created a system of 12 regional Farm Loan Banks that would grant loans to farm cooperative associations, allowing farmers to borrow from their local institution, using their land and improvements as collateral.

Today, FCS has more than $108 billion in loans financing agriculture and its related cooperatives, rural homebuyers, small community water and waste disposal systems, rural electric and telephone systems and the export of U.S. farm commodities, the Farm Credit System is the oldest and largest financial cooperative in the nation. It is a network of 101 borrower-owned lending institutions Noun 1. lending institution - a financial institution that makes loans
financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in and related service organizations serving U.S. agriculture and rural America.

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Date:	Sep 1, 2006
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