United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-03-08 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-304 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304 P0b002ee180379a74 f:d02304 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304 GAO-02-304 Agricultural assistance Agricultural programs Farm credit Farm credit banks Government sponsored enterprises Regulatory agencies Farm Credit System FHLB Affordable Housing Program FHLB Community Investment Cash Advance Program Other Written Product A02872 GAO reviewed the Farm Credit Administration's (FCA) regulation of the Farm Credit System (System) to ensure compliance with its statutory mission to serve young, beginning, and small farmers (YBS). FCA has issued YBS-related policies and guidance, designed and implemented a YBS examination protocol, and examined institutions for compliance with YBS requirements. However, FCA has not promulgated regulations to define standards and clarify what constitutes an acceptable YBS program. GAO also found that FCA failed to follow examination procedures and document examination conclusions in the YBS program. Slightly more than half of the institutions in the System had a YBS program or service in place. Nearly one third had set numerical goals for YBS service, although most were not conducting demographic studies. Half had YBS marketing and outreach efforts in place, and most were coordinating their YBS offerings with federal, state, or other governmental or private credit sources. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304.pdf GAO-02-304 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-304 Other Written Product GAO-02-304; Farm Credit Administration: Oversight of Special Mission to Serve Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers Needs to Be Improved; Agricultural assistance Agricultural programs Farm credit Farm credit banks Government sponsored enterprises Regulatory agencies Farm Credit System FHLB Affordable Housing Program FHLB Community Investment Cash Advance Program