This document includes a research paper prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture entitled "Understanding Rural America"; descriptions of the twelve best practices in rural economic and housing development from across the country and a directory of professionals in rural development, both compiled by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Due to the size of this publication, it has been divided into smaller sections to expedite its retrieval and printing.
| Section Title | Number of Pages | Size of File |
| Best Practices in Rural Development - Full Document | 135 pages | 4989KB |
| Introduction | 6 pages | 243KB |
| Understanding Rural America | 32 pages | 2053KB |
| Best Practices - Map | 2 pages | 87KB |
| Leveraged Loan Program | 7 pages | 263KB |
| Multi-Family Consortia | 7 pages | 234KB |
| Rehabilitation Lending | 6 pages | 291KB |
| Self-Help Housing | 7 pages | 278KB |
| First-Time Home Buyer Program | 6 pages | 255KB |
| Individual Development Accounts | 6 pages | 185KB |
| Technical Assistance Partnership | 7 pages | 209KB |
| Small Business Development | 7 pages | 133KB |
| Micro Enterprise Lending | 8 pages | 122KB |
| Agricultural Lending | 7 pages | 200KB |
| Municipal Lending | 7 pages | 225KB |
| Capacity Building | 7 pages | 244KB |
| Rural Development Directory | 13 pages | 56KB |
| References | 2 pages | 39KB |