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 ...

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

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 ...

Feb. 10—WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it has lowered the interest rates for its single-family housing (SFH) direct home loan programs as of March 1, according to an email ...

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 ...

An NPR data analysis shows Black farmers were accepted for USDA direct loans at a lower rate than other racial groups in 2022. Direct loans are... This story is part of a multipart series examining ...

Several Black farmers can proceed with a lending discrimination lawsuit against USDA after a federal judge rejected the agency’s motion to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Loren Alikhan in ...