1. After receiving a mediation request, the farm mediation service shall refer the borrower to a financial analyst associated with the Iowa state university extension service ASSIST program. The financial analyst shall assist the borrower in the preparation of information relative to the finances of the borrower for the initial mediation meeting.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 654A.7

  • Farm mediation service: means the organization selected pursuant to section 13. See Iowa Code 654A.1
  • Relative: means an ascendant, descendant, or collateral or an individual otherwise related to another individual by blood, marriage, adoption, or other law of this state. See Iowa Code 651.1
  • State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Iowa Code 633D.2
 2. After receiving the mediation request, the farm mediation service shall notify the borrower that legal assistance may be available without charge through the legal assistance for farmers program provided in chapter 13.