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 ...

Some lenders have a workaround for the Federal Housing Administration's suspension of reverse mortgage endorsements but fewer ...

Government shutdown halts key housing programs, disrupting mortgages, flood insurance, and creating uncertainty for ...

The Trump administration’s 2026 budget request before Congress would eliminate funding for the USDA’s 502 direct loan program ...

Slower mortgage approvals, stalled rural home loans and a freeze on new flood insurance policies: The government shutdown, ...

USDA loans, a 0% down option for low and moderate-income buyers in rural and suburban areas, are on pause due to the ...

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the housing finance industry navigates governmental changes and shifting market dynamics, Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable ...

Eric Bivens was in the process of closing on a rural loan for a home in Owasso when he learned of the looming deadline, which he's afraid he won't be able to meet. As a first-time homebuyer, Bivens ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. I’ve pointed out before that rural America’s housing problems are worse ...

Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced this week new legislation that aims to address a shortage of affordable housing in rural communities. The lawmakers say the bill would ...

Virginians will be eligible for $173 million in federal stimulus funds as part of a guaranteed loan program to help rural families buy homes. In North Carolina today, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr ...

Here’s a statistic to be unhappy about: Colorado and Utah host the fifth and sixth most expensive housing markets in the country, according to Bankrate.com. But here’s the good news: Two rural housing ...