Title: EGovernment
1E-Government
- Get your Level 2 eAuthentication!
- Go to www.eauth.egov.usda.gov
2eAuthentication Advantages to Lenders
- Faster Service- Documents and forms are submitted
in real-time. Save mailing time, paper
generation, and faster turnaround. - Access to FSAs Paperless Systems- Loan Status
Reporting, Loan applications and closing
documents, Access to borrowers account
Information, Loss Claim Submission (coming soon),
and Interest Assistance Renewals (coming soon).
By using these systems, Lenders will have instant
access to their borrowers account information
according to FSA records. - Electronically sign documents- By using your USDA
eAuthentication account, you can digitally sign
documents so you dont have to sign originals. - Flexibility- No software to buy or install. You
can submit documents and images in any of the
following formats Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Adobe Acrobat PDF documents and images,
Web Equity Manager exported ZIP files, Images,
and Text. - Secure and Private- eFiling uses 128 bit secure
socket layer (SSL) encryption technology used by
many commercial banks in on-line banking
applications.- - We Do Not Use lender employees Social Security
Numbers. You should change your password on a
regular basis.
3Obtaining Access for Electronic Data Submission
- Lenders who will participate in electronic
reporting for Farm Service Agency - (FSA ) Guaranteed Loans must do the following
- Recertify using the revised FSA 1980-38 Lenders
Agreement which includes the terms and conditions
for lender participation in electronic data
submission. - Ensure that all lender employees who need access
to electronic reporting obtain a Level 2
eAuthentication ID and password at this time. - Designate an employee as a Security Administrator
who will act as a point of contact to FSA. A
lender can choose to designate additional
Security Administrators to act as a backup. A
Security Administrator will delegate and assist
in maintaining the access for the other lender
employees and will have access to all FSA loan
information for all branches of the lender. - At this time, we are encouraging lenders to
complete the above three items. The following
pages provide additional information on
eAuthentication and Electronic Data Submission.
Any user who already has a Level 2
eAuthentication account does not need to
self-register again.
4Click Hyperlink
5Click Hyperlink
6Enter requested info and click Continue. On the
next page, verify that all info is correct and
click Submit. Even though you are representing
the Lender, you are creating an eAuthentication
account as an individual. Your name and home
address must match what is on your state issued
drivers license or id, US passport or US military
ID card. The alternate phone number field may be
used to enter your work phone number. We prefer
that you enter a work email address, because this
is where all electronic notifications and
reminders will be addressed.
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8Last Step
- You must visit a local USDA Service Center in
person for identity proofing. Please have your
government issued photo ID (e.g. State issued
drivers license, State issued ID, US Passport or
US Military ID) with you when you visit the USDA
Service Center. - Note Your first name and last name as submitted
with your eAuthentication registration must
exactly match your first name and last name as
printed on your government issued photo ID that
you present at the Service Center. Your address,
also, needs to match the address on your photo
ID. - Once the identity proofing has been completed,
your ID will be activated and you can submit
completed forms via USDAs eForms web site. An
online reporting system that will give lender
employees the ability to input semi-annual
status reports, default status reports, and
closing reports into FSAs database is projected
to be ready for use in the near future. FSA will
let you know when the online reporting system is
ready for use and what you will need to do to
gain access to that system using your Level 2
eAuthentication ID.
9Lenders Security Administrator access to the
USDA LINC Site (Summary)
- The person designated by the lender as the
lenders Security Administrator must obtain a
Level 2 eAuthentication ID and account if that
person does not already have an ID and account
established. Also, all other lender employees
who will need access to electronic reporting must
obtain Level 2 eAuthentication IDs and accounts. - Ensure your lending institution has recertified
with the revised FSA-1980-38 Lenders Agreement. - Your local FSA Service Center should report the
name of the lenders designated Security
Administrator (SA) to the Farm Loan Program
Section in the State Office. The State Office
will add the designated SA to the Application
Authorization Security Management (AASM) system,
which gives the SA access to FSAs electronic
reporting systems. - The Lender Security Administrator will receive an
email notification after FSA adds him/her to the
AASM system. The email includes the USDA LINC
website address. (See sample email language
below) - You have been authorized as a Security
Administrator in Guaranteed Loan System - Level 2
(GLSLVL2). Your Guaranteed Loan System - Level 2
(GLSLVL2) users should go to the following
eAuthentication web site to self-register for
level 2 security to obtain an ID and password
www.eAuth.egov.usda.gov. - Then you can log-on to the Guaranteed Loan
System - Level 2 (GLSLVL2) web site located at
https//usdalinc.sc.egov.usda.gov to delegate
access to the Guaranteed Loan System - Level 2
(GLSLVL2) for all of your users. - Note Any user who already has a level 2
eAuthentication account does not need to
self-register again. The Security Administrator
should delegate access using the existing level 2
eAuthentication ID for other lender users.