The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) doesn't just inspect meat, it also offers rural development mortgages. Surprisingly, USDA home loans remain one of the lesser known options for home ...

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 ...

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The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional ...

USDA Section 502 loans are primarily used to help low-income individuals or households purchase homes in rural areas. Funds can be used to build, repair, renovate or relocate a home, or to purchase ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income Americans through several loan, grant and loan guarantee programs. For qualified borrowers, ...

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Eric Bivens, his fiancee Johna Smith and her son Camden, 10, in front of a home they are trying to buy in Owasso, Okla., taken on September 24,2013. The family are trying to buy the house using a USDA ...

Nearly all of the foreclosures filed by the USDA in recent months have targeted Maine’s poorest rural residents. (Photo illustration by Peter DiCampo/ProPublica. Source photos: Bangor Daily News.