US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE
REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION
(Reference FSH 6509.18)	FS-6500-25 (03/06) 
OMB No.  0596-0082  
	
Instructions:	Applicant - 	Complete items 1 thru 5.  Forward directly to bank or lending institution.	
	Lender - 	Please complete Items 6 thru 15.  Return directly to National Forest, ATTN:     	
		National Forest, ATTN:	     	
PART I - REQUEST	
1.  TO:   Name and Address of Bank or 
other Lending institutions	2.  FROM:  (Name and Address of Applicant)	
     	     	
3.   STATEMENT OF APPLICANT	
TYPE OF ACCOUNT	ACCOUNT NUMBER	CURRENT BALANCE	
CHECKING ACCOUNT	     	     	
SAVINGS ACCOUNT	     	     	
OTHER	     	     	
I have applied for a timber sale contract or  concessionaire permit (please cross one out) with the National Forest and state that my balance with the bank or lending institution named in Item 1 are as shown in Item 3. My signature below authorizes verification of the information.  Your response is solely a matter of courtesy for which no responsibility is attached to your institution or any of your officers.	
4.  Signature of Applicant	5.  Date	
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PART II - VERIFICATION	
6.  Does applicant have any outstanding loans?	10.  Is the account less than 2 months old?	
	Yes		No	If yes, fill Item 7.	  	Yes	  	No	If Yes, fill in Item 11.	
TYPES OF LOANS	MONTHLY PYMT.	PRESENT BALANCE	11.  Date account was opened:	
Secured	     	     	     	
Unsecured	     	     	12.  Payment Experience:	
			 	Favorable		Unfavorable	
8.  Is applicant's statement in Item 3 correct?	If unfavorable, please explain in remarks.	
  	Yes	 	No	If no, fill Item 9.		
9.                                   CURRENT BALANCES		
CHECKING	SAVINGS		
     	     		
13.  REMARKS:	
     	
THE INFORMATION ON THIS FORM IS CONFIDENTIAL.  IT IS TO BE TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY, WITHOUT PASSING THOROUGH THE HANDS OF THE APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER PARTY.	
14.  Signature of bank or lending official.	15.  Date	
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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.  The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0596-0082.  The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.  

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