(a) This part contains the regulations for Community Facilities, Water and Waste Disposal, Business and Industry, and Rural Energy for America Program loans guaranteed by the Agency and applies to lenders, holders, borrowers, and other parties involved in making, guaranteeing, holding, servicing, and liquidating such loans. The loan guarantee programs covered by this regulation are more fully described as:
- (1) Community Programs Guaranteed Loans (5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989) as authorized by Section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1), as administered by the Rural Housing Service (RHS), herein after referred to as CF.
- (2) Water and Waste Disposal Program Guaranteed Loans (5 U.S.C. 301, 7 U.S.C. 1989, and 16 U.S.C. 1005) as authorized by Section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1), as administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), herein after referred to as WWD.
- (3) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans (7 U.S.C. 1932) as authorized by Section 310B, Business and Industry Direct and Guaranteed Loans, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1932, as administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), herein after referred to as B&I.
- (4) Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loans (5 U.S.C. 301, and 7 U.S.C. 8107) as authorized by Section 9007, Title IX of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, as administered by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), herein after referred to as REAP.