The USDA home loan application process can take a bit longer than usual. Here are the steps it takes, from beginning to end.

Guaranteed loans are available for socially disadvantaged and beginning farmers from the Farm Service Agency. Funds for each of these groups are reserved each year. A socially disadvantaged farmer is ...

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This checklist will help verify that you have all the info required to successfully apply for a USDA home loan in 2026.

USDA mortgages are aimed at borrowers buying in eligible rural areas. These loans come with lenient rules around credit scores and down payment requirements. USDA loans come with income limits that ...

USDA is making $100 million available to fund a new Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. The department expects the $100 million to leverage $1 billion in loan guarantees. Rural Development will ...

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 ...

Several agencies within the federal government have programs to help different homebuyers — such as first-time buyers, low-income families and military veterans — afford real estate. Nearly anyone can ...

A guaranteed mortgage loan gives lenders the ability to qualify borrowers with looser eligibility requirements, allowing for lower credit scores, higher debt loads and more. Many mortgages with less ...

As world events have people in business, government and economic development contemplating the tension between energy independence and sustainability, it’s worth exploring how creative financing can ...