USDA temporarily suspends debt collections, foreclosures and other activities on farm loans due to Coronavirus
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Jan 27, 2021 1:09 PM Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is temporarily suspending past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency. USDA will temporarily suspend non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets or wage garnishments, and referring foreclosures to the Department of Justice; and USDA will work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to stop judicial foreclosures...