The USDA home loan application process can take a bit longer than usual. Here are the steps it takes, from beginning to end.

This checklist will help verify that you have all the info required to successfully apply for a USDA home loan in 2026.

Here are some important questions potential homebuyers should ask when getting a USDA loan from the United States Department of Agriculture.

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture will cut the direct payments for all crop farmers by 8.5 percent this year, not just for farmers who would be required to pay back certain other ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has reduced the Farm Service Agency direct loan application from 29 pages to 13 pages. Producers will also have the option to complete an ...

USDA is taking additional steps to provide relief to historically underserved farmers and other producers holding direct loans from the Farm Service Agency. This week's Open Mic guest is Melissa ...

© Copyright Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. Washington, Oct. 4 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that USDA will pay farmers and ranchers some $3 ...

HACKETTSTOWN -- Henri Ann Olsen, Acting State Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in New Jersey, announced this week that $760 million is available for approved but previously unfunded ...

USDA's Farm Service Agency in N.J. announced that $760 million is available for approved but previously unfunded USDA direct farm ownership and operating loans throughout the country. USDA has already ...