Following through on President Trump’s recent executive order to remove regulatory barriers to affordable housing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

For homebuyers seeking a zero-down-payment mortgage, a USDA home loan is worth consideration. Although USDA rural development loans are often thought to be limited to farms, these loans are ...

Delegated underwriting and new borrower portal aim to speed closings, reduce friction, and expand access to credit without changing program rules The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins hugs Gov. Bill Lee during the Future Farmers of America breakfast in Lebanon, Tenn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Low-income Americans in rural areas can struggle to pay market-rate rents. mphillips007/iStock via Getty Images Plus The high cost ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

As the federal government shutdown inches closer to a third week, concerns over the impact to the housing market continue to grow. While the immediate lapse of the National Flood Insurance Program ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown is set to create growing delays for homebuyers relying on federal loan programs, with Rural Development loans being hit particularly hard.

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well. Rural areas, home to about 25% of ...