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A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is being phased out

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.
HousingWire

USDA lending changes could handcuff low-income California homebuyers

USDA Section 502 Direct Loan caps drop to 60% of local FHA limits, raising concerns about rural homeownership access in California.
The Aspen Times

Colorado housing nonprofits worried about potential loss of USDA loan program that has been a ‘miracle’ for rural homebuyers

Day by day, nail by nail, Austin Reese is hammering away at what will soon be his new home in the high country. Reese, who works for the Colorado State Forest Service’s Granby office, bought the home ...
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Trump USDA declines to defend Biden-era race-based farmer assistance programs

EXCLUSIVE — Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is abandoning its defense of Biden-era programming that gives preferential treatment to farmers based on race and gender ...
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How to Get a Business Loan From the Government

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A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well. Rural areas, home to about 25% of ...