The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making significant improvements to its disaster assistance and commodity loan programs as outlined in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to celebrate ...

As the federal government shutdown inches closer to a third week, concerns over the impact to the housing market continue to grow. While the immediate lapse of the National Flood Insurance Program ...

For homebuyers seeking a zero-down-payment mortgage, a USDA home loan is worth consideration. Although USDA rural development loans are often thought to be limited to farms, these loans are available ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTWO/WAWV) — United States Representatives Mike Bost (IL-12) and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) have introduced ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with distributing commodity program payments due to farmers this month and also plans to “resume Farm Service Agency core operations,” Agriculture Secretary ...

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ...

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women as “socially disadvantaged” and deserving of increased benefits. In a final ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The ongoing government shutdown is set to create growing delays for homebuyers relying on federal loan programs, with Rural Development loans being hit particularly hard.

The average American farmer is nearing retirement age, and finding the next generation to take over is no easy task. For young people looking to gain experience in agriculture, even small-scale ...

These no-down payment mortgages are for low- and moderate-income homebuyers in designated rural areas.