Local government officials, economic development leaders and housing personnel gathered at Northeastern Junior College’s ...

The federal rural rental assistance program would be extended in the proposed federal housing bills—with an important rule ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

(Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the removal of ten lenders from participation in the USDA Rural Development (RD) OneRD ...

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the housing finance industry navigates governmental changes and shifting market dynamics, Churchill Stateside Group, LLC (“CSG”), a real estate and renewable ...

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 ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he’s enjoyed about becoming North Dakota’s director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with people in ...

Policy shift begins: USDA Rural Development will follow a streamlined NEPA rule, replacing multiple agency-specific regulations. Efficiency and accountability: Officials say the reform will speed up ...

President Trump’s fiscal 2027 federal budget outline, released on April 3, 2026, proposes to fund most of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural housing programs. But the budget also ...

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

The USDA Rural Development office in Stevens Point may relocate after Sept. 30, 2025. The lease termination is part of a cost-saving review by the Department of Government Efficiency. No jobs will be ...

USDA Rural Development marked a ribbon cutting for Glen Oaks Community College’s renovated South Building, backed by a $7.7 million Community Facilities loan.