Farmers complaining about Trump’s ongoing funding freeze to Agriculture Department programs are receiving mixed messages from ...

Combining a zero-down USDA loan with the popular barndominium home type could make your rural living dreams come true. But ...

RHS loans allow low-to-moderate-income borrowers to purchase rural properties with zero money down and lower mortgage ...

If we look at the spatial distribution of the AfD’s vote, a pattern showing the salience of the urban-rural divide emerges. It’s clear by looking at the map that most (though not all) of the AfD’s ...

USDA loans are guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so they don't require a down payment or private mortgage insurance. That makes them a great option for first-time homebuyers ...

USDA loans are backed by the United States Department of Agriculture. They're available to low-to-moderate income borrowers who live in eligible rural and suburban areas. You can use the USDA's ...

With pressure mounting from out-of-state groups to support a statewide school voucher program in Tennessee, rural officials oppose bringing vouchers to their community, while many rural lawmakers ...

Whether that was helping a family-owned feed mill in Baltic expand its operations or providing loans ... critically, USDA invested more than $50 million in 372 clean and renewable energy projects ...

If loan defaults are growing faster than loan growth for any bank, it is a sign of worry. Take ICICI Bank, for instance. It increased the retail and rural loan portfolio by 11% year-on-year (y-o-y ...

Farm and rural loan disbursements by banks fell by more than one-fifth in the first four months of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, owing to a dip in the flow of credit mainly from foreign and private banks.