Standard requirements for a conventional loan include a 620 credit score, a 5% down payment, and a debt-to-income ratio of 45 ...

Flagstar Bank is a good choice for first-time homebuyers and borrowers looking for low-down-payment options. It also offers a ...

Though it doesn’t deal with borrowers directly, United Wholesale Mortgage is the biggest mortgage lender in the U.S., with ...

Today’s average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 7.22%, down 0.07 percentage point from the previous week, ...

Over the short term, western North Carolina’s tight-knit food and farming community is helping farmers recover. RAFI, ASAP, ...

Prosperity Home Mortgage is known for strong customer satisfaction. It offers several mortgage types and fast closing times.

Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate announced that USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has designated ...

USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack designated three Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

Twenty Tennessee farms and businesses will receive more than $3.6 million in federal grants to support clean energy projects.

USDA loans do not require mortgage insurance, but they do have upfront and annual guarantee fees. Learn more here.

USDA mortgages are aimed at borrowers buying in eligible rural areas. These loans come with lenient rules around credit scores and down payment requirements. USDA loans come with income limits that ...

The move to renewable electricity and away from coal may have financial as well environmental benefits. That is the lesson at ...