CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1700 to 1794) > PART 1717—POST-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO INSURED AND GUARANTEED ELECTRIC LOANS > SUBPART M—Operational Controls (§1717.600 to §1717.617) > 1717.617—Limitations on distributions.

1717.617—Limitations on distributions.

If a distribution or power supply borrower is required by its loan documents to obtain prior approval from RUS before declaring or paying any dividends, paying or determining to pay any patronage refunds, or retiring any patronage capital, or making any other cash distributions, such approval is hereby given if the following conditions are met:
(a) After giving effect to the distribution, the borrower's equity will be greater than or equal to 30 percent of its total assets;
(b) The borrower is current on all payments due on all notes secured under the mortgage;
(c) The borrower is not otherwise in default under its loan documents; and
(d) After giving effect to the distribution, the borrower's current and accrued assets will be not less than its current and accrued liabilities.