A federal freeze on certain USDA programs has held up billions of dollars for conservation and caused layoffs at a nonprofit ...

The USDA Streamlined Refinance and Streamline-Assist programs require minimal documentation and no home appraisal. The ...

I have watched the Trump administration, in a few short weeks, dismantle federal programs that feed, house and employ his ...

The landscape of first-time home buying in the U.S. is fraught with challenges compounded by stagnant wages, increasing ...

Fired workers worried about making rent and paying student loans. Many talked about going into government work because they value public service.

RHS loans allow low-to-moderate-income borrowers to purchase rural properties with zero money down and lower mortgage ...

As of 2021, irrigation ($2 billion), water-based natural resources management ($1 billion), and rural flood protection ($477 million) are among ADB’s top investments in agriculture and natural ...

This does not influence our opinions or our ratings, which are editorially independent. Mortgage rates have been expected to decline in 2025 as the U.S. economy slows, inflation cools and the ...

U.S. Agriculture Department mortgages for some 7,600 additional rental properties throughout Maine are reaching maturity and are at risk of being lost to the private market.

Missouri famers are sharing how USDA funding freezes are impacting their business. There has also been online talk that the ...

Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, despite ...