RUS Loan Rates Interest rates for Rural Development Utilities Service (RDUS) water and wastewater loans—issued quarterly at three different levels: the poverty line rate, the intermediate rate and the market rate— have been announced. The rate applied to a particular project depends on community income and the type of project being funded. To qualify for the poverty line rate, two criteria must be met. First, the loan must primarily be used for facilities required to meet health and sanitary standards. Second, the median household income of the area being served must be below 80 percent of the state’s non-metropolitan median income or fall below the federal poverty level. For 2014, the federal poverty level was $23,850 for a family of four (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). To qualify for the intermediate rate, the service area’s median household income cannot exceed 100 percent of the state’s non-metropolitan median income. The market rate is applied to projects that don’t qualify for either the poverty or intermediate rates. The market rate is based on the average of the Bond Buyer index. The most recent rates announced are: * poverty line: 2.375 percent; * intermediate: 3.25 percent; and * market: 4.0 percent. RDUS loans are administered through state Rural Development offices, which can provide specific information concerning RDUS loan requirements and applications procedures. For the phone number of your state Rural Development office, contact the National Environmental Services Center at (800) 624-8301 or (304) 293-4191. The list is also available on the Rural Development website at rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:53:00 +0000
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