Each Federal land bank association shall have a first lien on the stock and participation certificates it issues, except on stock or participation certificates held by other Farm Credit System institutions, for the payment of any liability of the stockholder to the association or to the bank, or to both of them.
12 U.S.C. § 2097
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 2097, Pub. L. 92-181, title II, §2.16, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 602; Pub. L. 96-592, title II, §211, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3443, related to other services, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100-233, §401.A prior section 2.15 of Pub. L. 92-181 was renumbered section 2.14 and is classified to section 2096 of this title.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 100-233, title IV, §401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1622, provided that this section is effective 6 months after Jan. 6, 1988.
- credit
- The term "credit" means the right granted by a person to a consumer to defer payment of a debt, incur debt and defer its payment, or purchase property or services and defer payment for such purchase.