### Question
What does loan mean?


### Answer
**Loan** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 2202a*:

> a loan made to a farmer, rancher, or producer or harvester of aquatic products, for any agricultural or aquatic purpose and other credit needs of the borrower, including financing for basic processing and marketing directly related to the borrower's operations and those of other eligible farmers, ranchers, and producers or harvesters of aquatic products

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 2202a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-FARM CREDIT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER IV-PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TWO OR MORE CLASSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF THE SYSTEM > Part C-Rights of Borrowers; Loan Restructuring**

