# Notification of Direct Loan Payment Deferrals for the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program
> **Rural Housing Service** · Temporary policy. · Published 2020-04-21 · Effective 2020-04-21 · 85 FR 22009
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-08429
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Housing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 22009
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1951
- **Publication date:** 2020-04-21
- **Effective date:** 2020-04-21
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. RHS-20-CF-0011
## Abstract

The Rural Housing Service, hereinafter referred to as the Agency, will temporarily allow borrowers with direct loans within the Community Facilities (CF) Program to request payment deferrals during the period specified in the DATES section of this notification. This temporary authorization applies to CF direct loan borrowers who are experiencing temporary cash flow issues due to the Coronavirus (COVID- 19) pandemic. The Agency will provide the option of principal and interest payment deferrals to borrowers impacted by COVID-19 for up to one year due to hardship on a case-by-case basis.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/21/2020-08429/notification-of-direct-loan-payment-deferrals-for-the-community-facilities-direct-loan-program)
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