USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden confirms the agency is preparing assistance that will be released once the government ...

Glen Smith told senators that threats against rural critical infrastructure scare “the bejeebus out of” him and he won’t ...

Click n’ Close is offering free lock extensions for USDA loans to help lenders manage pipelines during the government ...

USDA loans are mortgages backed or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also called USDA rural development loans or rural housing loans, USDA home loans feature low or no down payments and ...

Over 2,100 FSA county offices resumed core operations after a three-week suspension of most USDA operations due to the ...

As Congress battles over a potential government shutdown in Washington, D.C., homebuyers and sellers continue navigating the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is offering 4.25 percent interest rates in its Section 502 Direct Home Loan Program. Under the program, families and individuals may receive a loan ...

The government shutdown has had a dire and growing impact on the housing sector, with USDA and HUD-184 loans frozen, appraisals expiring, rate locks lapsing, and approvals vanishing, causing ...

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women as “socially disadvantaged” and deserving of increased benefits. In a final ...

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