source:
  type: regulation
  id: usda-7cfr-3555.4
  authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.4 — Mediation and appeals
  description: '7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, §3555.4 Mediation and appeals.
    Captured section-complete (all subsections verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.4-full
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.4-full
  section: 7 CFR §3555.4
  description: 'Mediation and appeals: Whenever Rural Development makes a decision that will adversely affect a
    participant, the participant may proceed with alternative dispute resolution including mediation and a USDA
    National Appeals Division hearing in accordance with 7 CFR parts 1 and 11. The participant also may request
    an informal…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.4
    source_class: ecfr-xml
    source_url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXV/part-3555
    snapshot_id: 60bd6fb03befa14c
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f1f884c828bb807baf369d30e1a9479648dfa62165e28511a0730ed785181a8b
    paragraph_quote: Whenever Rural Development makes a decision that will adversely affect a participant, the participant
      may proceed with alternative dispute resolution including mediation and a USDA National Appeals Division hearing
      in accordance with 7 CFR parts 1 and 11. The participant also may request an informal review of the adverse
      decision made by Rural Development. Except when the adverse decision applies to a loss claim, the applicant
      or borrower and the lender may participate in the appeal process. Adverse decisions made by the lender cannot
      be appealed unless concurrence by Rural Development was required by this subpart and obtained by the lender.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.4 (whole section) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
