Farm Credit Administration: Oversight of Special Mission to Serve Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers Needs to Be Improved.

摘要

Congress is concerned about the availability of credit to young, beginning, and small farmers (YBS). Because of this concern, GAO was asked to review the Farm Credit Administration's (FCA) oversight of the Farm Credit System's (System) compliance with its statutory requirement to serve YBS. GAO reviewed, among other things, a representative sample of 30 fiscal year 2001 FCA examinations of System institutions. GAO also identified characteristics of YBS programs at System institutions. GAO compared YBS program requirements and oversight to that of other regulators who oversee compliance with the special mission or service requirements of government-sponsored enterprises and banks.