source:
  type: regulation
  id: usda-7cfr-3555.8
  authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.8 — Conflict of interest
  description: '7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, §3555.8 Conflict of interest.
    Captured section-complete (all subsections verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-a
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-a
  section: 7 CFR §3555.8(a)
  description: 'Conflict of interest — (a): (a) Applicant or borrower responsibility. The applicant or borrower
    must disclose to the lender any prohibited relationship or association with any Rural Development employee,
    and the lender must disclose that information to Rural Development.'
  type: do
  tags:
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  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: 7 CFR Part 3555 — USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program § 3555.8
    source_class: ecfr-xml
    source_url: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-XXXV/part-3555
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    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
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    paragraph_quote: (a) Applicant or borrower responsibility. The applicant or borrower must disclose to the lender
      any prohibited relationship or association with any Rural Development employee, and the lender must disclose
      that information to Rural Development.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.8 subsection (a) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-b
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-b
  section: 7 CFR §3555.8(b)
  description: 'Conflict of interest — (b): (b) Lender responsibility. The lender must disclose to Rural Development
    any prohibited relationship or association it, or any of its employees, has with any Rural Development employee.'
  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 § 3555.8
    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'
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    paragraph_quote: (b) Lender responsibility. The lender must disclose to Rural Development any prohibited relationship
      or association it, or any of its employees, has with any Rural Development employee.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.8 subsection (b) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-c
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-c
  section: 7 CFR §3555.8(c)
  description: 'Conflict of interest — (c): (c) Prohibited relationships and associations. Prohibited relationships
    and associations include the following: (1) Immediate family members, including parents and children, whether
    related by blood or marriage; (2) Close relatives, including grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, sister,
    brother, n…'
  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 § 3555.8
    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: '(c) Prohibited relationships and associations. Prohibited relationships and associations include
      the following: (1) Immediate family members, including parents and children, whether related by blood or marriage;
      (2) Close relatives, including grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, niece, nephew, granddaughter,
      grandson, or first cousin, whether related by blood or marriage; (3) Any household residents; (4) Immediate
      working relationships, including coworkers in the same office, subordinates, and immediate supervisors; and
      (5) Close business associations, including business partnerships, joint ventures, or closely held corporations.'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.8 subsection (c) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-d
  canonical_id: usda-7cfr-3555.8-d
  section: 7 CFR §3555.8(d)
  description: 'Conflict of interest — (d): (d) Result of disclosure. Disclosure of prohibited relationships and
    associations under this section will not necessarily result in applicant, borrower or lender ineligibility.
    Disclosures may result in reassignment with regard to the loan guarantee in question so that no prohibited relationships
    or…'
  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 § 3555.8
    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: (d) Result of disclosure. Disclosure of prohibited relationships and associations under this
      section will not necessarily result in applicant, borrower or lender ineligibility. Disclosures may result
      in reassignment with regard to the loan guarantee in question so that no prohibited relationships or associations
      exist between the Rural Development employees responsible for loan guarantee transactions and lenders, borrowers,
      or applicants.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim (whitespace-normalized) slice of §3555.8 subsection (d) from snapshot 60bd6fb03befa14c;
      substring-verified.
  judgment: false
