§ 1910.10 - Preference.  


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  • (a) Veterans. (1) Veteran's preference is given to any person applying for an RH, FO, SW, or OL loan who has been honorably discharged, including clemency discharges, or released from the active forces of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, and who served during a period of war, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(12).

    (2) Veteran's preference will apply when:

    (i) There is a shortage of funds.

    (ii) Obligating forms are ready to be submitted to the Finance Office, and

    (iii) There is more than one application having the same date.

    (3) For Rural Housing applicants, veteran's preference will be extended to the spouses and children of deceased servicemen who died in service during one of the periods listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

    (b) Farm Credit Programs (FCP) loans. In addition to the veteran's preference, the preference set out in § 1943.10 of subpart A of part 1943 of this chapter applies.