Borrowing a mortgage to buy or refinance a home can seem daunting, especially when mortgage rates are much higher than they were just a few years ago. But with a little comparison ...

In this excerpt from MortgagePoint magazine’s January cover story, we put federal rural lending and liquidity programs in the spotlight. In this first segment, we take a look at the USDA’s loan ...

For people serving in the military, buying a home can come with unique challenges, especially with frequent relocations and deployments. Fortunately, service members can take advantage of special ...

On today’s Mortgage Law Today at 3PM ET, sponsored by Polunsky Beitel Green, LLP, Brian Levy sits down with Mitch Kider to unpack the shifting legal and regulatory landscape facing mortgage lenders, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it is suspending “federal financial awards” to Minnesota and Minneapolis amid a massive fraud investigation in the state. USDA ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will suspend nearly $130 million in financial awards to the state of Minnesota and city of Minneapolis over “widespread and systemic fraud,” USDA Secretary ...

USDA beef grades like Prime, Choice and Select help shoppers understand the quality of meat. Beef grading is optional and paid for by producers, unlike mandatory safety inspections. Knowing what the ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will suspend millions of dollars in financial awards to the State of Minnesota and City of Minneapolis in response to fraud ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the per-acre payment rates under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the $12 million ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting a mortgage to buy a home is a process, with many hoops and hurdles to jump through before reaching the finish line. And ...

Over 20,300 employees, about a fifth of the staff, left the USDA in the first five months of the Trump administration. A financial incentive program accounted for approximately three-quarters of the ...

Judge rules USDA wrong on when compliance grace period ends States had also challenged USDA guidance on immigration-related SNAP restrictions USDA revised guidance last week Dec 15 (Reuters) - A ...