The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 (Pub.L. 64-158, 39 Stat. 360, enacted July 17, 1916) was a United States federal law aimed at increasing credit to rural, family farmers. It did so by creating a federal farm loan board, twelve regional farm loan banks and tens of farm loan associations. The act was signed into law by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.
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