(CNN) — Slower mortgage approvals, stalled rural home loans and a freeze on new flood insurance policies: The government shutdown, which began at midnight on October 1, could gum up some of the gears ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-Jenison) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) introduced federal legislation to expand eligibility for financial assistance for rural homebuyers. “We ...

Rural bank CEO’s have tightened farm loan terms due to low commodity prices, according to this month’s Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) survey conducted by Dr. Ernie Goss, Creighton University. The June ...

Earlier this legislative session, elected representatives from both parties approved tweaks to a student loan payment program designed to attract teachers to rural schools. Paying for the program is ...

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Dr. Roger Thomas, one of the owners of Thomas and England Veterinary Services in Smiths Grove, talks with Jason Smith of WPH Farms in Allen County about a calf’s healing from pink eye on Friday ...

IRVINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-Caliber Rural Capital (“XRC”), the nation’s top USDA lender by volume for FY 2023, today announced that its affiliate, XRL-ALC, LLC, (“XRA”), has closed a $100MM ...