The following message received from USDA-RHS may be of interest to rural housing operators:

• MINC will be unavailable starting January 16th at 9:00 p.m. central standard time until midnight on January 17th for maintenance. If the maintenance completes early, it may be available sooner.
• MINC will stop accepting old account numbers as of February 11, 2009. If you have any questions concerning this issue please contact your Centralized Servicing Center (CSC) representative. The CSC representative can be reached at 1-866-600-7984 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .