7 C.F.R. § 763.1 – Introduction.

(a) Purpose. The Land Contract Guaranteed Program provides certain financial guarantees to the seller of a farm through a land contract sale to a beginning farmer or a socially disadvantaged farmer.
(b) Types of guarantee. The seller may request either of the following:
1. (1) The prompt payment guarantee plan. The Agency will guarantee an amount not to exceed three amortized annual installments plus an amount equal to the total cost of any related real estate taxes and insurance incurred during the period covered by the annual installment; or
2. (2) The standard guarantee plan. The Agency will guarantee an amount equal to 90 percent of the outstanding principal under the land contract.
(c) Guarantee period. The guarantee period is 10 years for either plan regardless of the term of the land contract.