The USDA mortgage insurance is called a guarantee fee. There is a 1% fee on your total loan charged at closing and an ongoing annual charge of 0.35%. As you pay down your loan, you can always ...

By moving Food for Peace to USDA, the program can continue to equip American producers to serve hungry people while providing more transparency and efficiency as to how taxpayer dollars are stewarded.

The rate on a 30-year fixed refinance increased to 6.98% today, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate ...

HAPPENING SOON: A federal judge in Boston will hold a hearing over the Trump administration’s deferred resignation/buyout ...

The current average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.87%, compared to 6.84% a week earlier, according to the ...

Beavers can cause property damage, but research shows they positively impact the environment. Some landowners are ditching ...

Tyson primarily contracts or buys unprocessed cattle and hogs, and occasionally purchases third-party chicken to meet contracts. Outsourced production lowers exposure to feed volatility but adds ...

This myth prevails across the majority of age groups and educational levels. Even 60% of homeowners think a 20% down payment ...

Many believe a 20% down payment is needed to buy a home, but lower down payments are possible with options like FHA and VA loans, although PMI may apply.

Recently, the firm has been leaning into its scale-driven cost advantage to emphasize its value offerings amid a challenging consumption spending environment. We view this strategy as prudent.

"Having USDA delayed with a lot of uncertainty about whether or not it will actually come through is adding to that economic pressure in the countryside," he said. Missouri cattle producer Skylar ...