OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative Update

FY23 Annual Notice of Guarantee Fees and Percentage Rates
Now Available!

USDA Rural Development (RD) is keeping its commitment to releasing the annual fees and percentage notice for programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative prior to the next fiscal year to allow sufficient time for lenders to plan.

Ahead of Fiscal Year 2023, RD is providing guarantee percentages, annual fees, periodic retention fees, and optional construction fees to help lenders apply for the Agency’s four flagship loan guarantee programs. These programs are:

The fees in this notice are effective October 1, 2022. Please see them listed below:

Loan Type

Guarantee Fee

Periodic Guarantee Retention Fee

Loan Guarantee Percentage

Fee for Issuance of Loan Note Guarantee Prior to Construction Completion

Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program (B&I)

3.0%

0.5%

80%

0.5%

B&I Guarantee Program Reduced Fee

1.0%

0.5%

80%

0.5%

B&I Guarantee Program Projects in a High Cost, Isolated Rural Area of the State of Alaska that is Not Connected to a Road System

1.0%

0.5%

90%

0.5%

Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program

1.25%

0.5%

80%

0.5%

Rural Energy for American Program Loan Guarantee Program

1.0%

0.25%

80%

0.5%

Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantee Program

1.0%

N/A

80%

0.5%

For more information, please visit www.rd.usda.gov/onerdguarantee. For questions, lenders are encouraged to contact OneRDGuarantee@usda.gov.