Pre-filled USDA assistance applications are being mailed to farms this week. Farmers must sign and return. Payments set to go ...

Discover how the Homeowners Protection Act helps you cancel unnecessary PMI. Save money by understanding your mortgage insurance rights and equity requirements.

Representatives Mike Bost and Nikki Budzinski have introduced the USDA Loan Modernization Act, which updates loan eligibility ...

Buying a home is one of the largest financial moves most people ever make, and unless you have enough cash to purchase a ...

Among questions for mortgage lenders, this one is important. The two basic types of mortgages are fixed and variable rate. A ...

If you have to pay PMI, there are several ways to do it. With borrower-paid PMI, your premium is added to your monthly ...

As homeowners look to navigate the complexities of the mortgage landscape, understanding current refinance rates is crucial. As of December 9, 2025, the average refinance rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate ...

SoFi reports refinancing a mortgage replaces an old loan with a new one, potentially offering better terms, but costs must be ...

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Now that the longest government shutdown is over, it’s back to business for the housing market, but don’t expect services to get back to normal overnight. Homebuyers and homeowners who are hoping to ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday said the Trump administration is planning to have all Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries reapply for the program due to ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of a Department of Agriculture memo that had directed states to "immediately undo" steps to issue full November SNAP benefits. The Saturday memo ...