The Rural Bank Rehabilitation Program under Central Bank Circular No. 1143 aimed ""to strengthen the rural banking system and place rural banks in a position to more adequately provide banking services to the rural sector through a capital build-up and conversion scheme and/or plan of payment for rural banks experiencing financial dificulty"" (Circ. 1143). This study examines the impact of the Rehabilitation Program on the participating rural banks' financial conditions, intermediation activities and its effects on small farmer credit access.