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 ...

Buying a home can feel overwhelming, especially when you're trying to decide which mortgage program is right for you. When exploring government-backed loans, FHA and USDA options both promise ...

U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and John Curtis, R-Utah, are urging the Trump administration to alter recent changes to financing policies that make it more difficult for rural Americans to obtain ...

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 ...

The federal agency's pause on loan guarantees for new on-farm projects will extend past the 90-day deadline and will now go ...

Day by day, nail by nail, Austin Reese is hammering away at what will soon be his new home in the high country. Reese, who works for the Colorado State Forest Service’s Granby office, bought the home ...

The Agriculture Department cited high delinquency rates and other problems with loan guarantees for manure-to-energy biodigesters. The Agriculture Department’s embattled program to promote alternative ...