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 ...

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 that ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Amber Young is grateful for a government loan program for homes in rural areas. Without the program, Young says her home would ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-Jenison) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) introduced federal legislation to expand eligibility for financial assistance for rural homebuyers. “We ...

USDA loans are government-backed mortgages for borrowers buying in specific, eligible rural areas. These loans don't require a down payment, and they have fairly lenient credit score requirements.