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Federal Land Bank

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. federal bank for making long-term loans to farmers.


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Woodrow Wilson established not only the Federal Reserve, which acts as a lender of last resort to the financial system, but also the Federal Land Bank system, which provided direct long-term credit to farmers.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2021

Until last year Federal Land Bank issues were distributed by a syndicate headed by Baltimore's Alex.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And I almost landed the job, too," crowed Mrs. Whittemore, wife of a Puerto Rican Federal Land Bank director.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of the week's total was accounted for by $162,000,000 of Federal Land Bank refunding, a $24,000,000 California relief loan and a $50,000,000 New York City refunding issue.

From Time Magazine Archive

The premises and thereabout are owned by the Federal Land Bank.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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