Table 5 

 Loan Delinquency Rate by Size of Farm, 1985 



Size Real estate Non-real 



of loans estate 



farm delinquent loans 



delinquent 



Acres Percent 



499 or less 21.5 36.7 



500 - 999 39.3 34.5 

 1,000 - 1,999 25.3 41.9 

 2,000 - 2,999 29.5 39.0 

 3,000 - 4,999 18.9 19.6 

 5,000-9,999 19.5 19.0 



10,000 + 18.5 28.2 



Total 24.1 32.7 



Source: Montana 1985 Farm Finance Report . 



FmHA Loan Delinquencies 



In 1986, the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) 

 reported that a full one-fourth of Montana borrowers 

 were delinquent in repaying their loans. Loan 

 delinquencies were highest among FmHA emergency loan 

 borrowers — almost half were reportedly delinquent. 



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