The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is modernizing its rural housing programs to increase efficiency for lenders and ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) doesn't just inspect meat, it also offers rural development mortgages. Surprisingly, USDA home loans remain one of the lesser known options for home ...

The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting a mortgage to buy a home is a process, with many hoops and hurdles to jump through before reaching the finish line. And ...

For many homebuyers, it’s the realization of a dream: a house in the country, with acreage and distant neighbors. But the imbalance of home value to land value can make finding a mortgage challenging.

Qualified buyers can get low-interest, no-money-down loans for new homes built around Tucson if they're willing to live in a "rural" area. Houses in Marana and around the southern edge of Tucson are ...

Housing advocates say USDA handbook revisions to the Section 502 Direct Loan program lower the maximum loan amount to 60% of local FHA limits and remove exceptions. They warn the changes could reduce ...

Eric Bivens, his fiancee Johna Smith and her son Camden, 10, in front of a home they are trying to buy in Owasso, Okla., taken on September 24,2013. The family are trying to buy the house using a USDA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly all of the foreclosures filed by the USDA in recent months have targeted Maine’s poorest rural residents. (Photo ...