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 ...

USDA home loans offer a path to homeownership for those with lower incomes and for people who are looking to buy a home in certain areas of the country. These mortgages are backed by the US Department ...

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Livingston County’s only hospital announced plans Monday to expand its campus and service offerings with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

People living in rural and suburban areas have an additional home-ownership resource available to them that they may not be aware of. This is the USDA mortgage program, which is a loan program offered ...

For many homebuyers, it’s the realization of a dream: a house in the country, with acreage and distant neighbors. But the imbalance of home value to land value can make finding a mortgage challenging.

Buying a home can feel overwhelming, especially when you're trying to decide which mortgage program is right for you. When ...

In March we learned that USDA Rural Housing funds were expected to run dry by the end of April. Here is a quote from the story: "Every year USDA runs out of money for their fundings and normally you ...

USDA Rural Development sets income limits by household size and county. As of 2025, the standard income cap in most Iowa counties is $112,450 for 1–4 person households. These limits were recently ...

X-Caliber Rural Capital, ("XRC"), a licensed USDA OneRD lender and affiliate of X-Caliber Capital Holdings LLC, ("X-Caliber"), announced that its affiliate XRL-ALC, together with American Lending ...