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 ...

(CNN) — Slower mortgage approvals, stalled rural home loans and a freeze on new flood insurance policies: The government shutdown, which began at midnight on October 1, could gum up some of the gears ...

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 ...

LYONS, Kan. (KSNW) — Keeping small towns in Kansas alive. A new program is putting millions of dollars into rural areas of the state, and it’s expected to benefit thousands of homeowners. This $2 ...