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The United States Department of Agriculture (informally the Agriculture Department or USDA) is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and abroad.

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USDA SEEKS APPLICATIONS TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF RURAL RENTAL HOUSING

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Doug O'Brien today announced that USDA is seeking applications from eligible lenders for loan guarantees to finance the construction or rehabilitation of rural rental housing.

USDA Announces Infrastructure Investments to Help Grow Rural Businesses and Spur Economic Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to invest in infrastructure that will expand opportunity for all Americans, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded organizations in 14 states loans and grants to support rural infrastructure, job creation efforts and business development.

USDA Rural Development Announces Home Loan Availability

ST. PAUL, Minn. - April 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer today announced the availability of funding for low-interest home loans for individuals and families looking to achieve homeownership.

PRIVATE LENDERS, USDA HELPED RECORD NUMBER OF TENNESSEE FAMILIES ACHIEVE HOMEOWNERSHIP IN 2013

Knoxville, Tenn., - March 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Rural Housing Administrator Tony Hernandez announced today that the agency's home loan-guarantee program reached a record high in Tennessee as private lenders used the program to help 6,913 families and individuals buy a home in rural areas of the State during fiscal year 2013. The total private/public investment topped $846 million in rural Tennessee communities.

USDA HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR VISITS EASTERN KENTUCKY, JOINS CONGRESSMAN ROGERS IN FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR COMMUNITY...

Barbourville, Ky., - March 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Tony Hernandez and Kentucky Rural Development State Director Thomas Fern joined Congressman Hal Rogers today to announce $23 million in USDA funding for the Knox County Hospital District

USDA CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF NEW HOMES IN DEMING

Albuquerque, N.M. - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Doug O’Brien joined New Mexico State Director Terry Brunner earlier today to honor Deming’s newest homeowners during an open house gathering

USDA Overhauls Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program

WASHINGTON, - December 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a series of sweeping changes to a popular loan program for rural homebuyers. The changes are part of an extensive overhaul that will strengthen rural housing markets, increase the availability of rural home loans and spur the construction of new homes in rural areas

USDA Announces Funding to Improve Rural Housing

WASHINGTON, DC - November 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that recipients in 45 states, the Western Pacific and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive grants to make housing repairs and improve housing conditions for limited income rural residents. Acting Under Secretary for Rural Development Doug O'Brien announced the selections on Secretary Vilsack's behalf.

CHANGES TO ELIGIBLE AREA MAPS FOR RD HOUSING PROGRAMS MOVED TO JANUARY 15, 2014.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Changes to the map of eligible areas for RD home loan programs based on 2010 Census data were scheduled to take effect Oct. 1. However, passage of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, has postponed the implementation date to Jan, 15 2014

CELEBRATING THE GRAND OPENING OF THE SISSETON WAHPETON OYATE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

Agency Village, S.D. - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Patrice Kunesh today joined community members for the grand opening of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Administration building, funded with a $31.2 million Rural Development Community Facilities loan. The new facility will serve more than 7,000 members of the Wahpeton Oyate Indian Tribe

ELIGIBLE AREA MAPS FOR RD HOUSING PROGRAMS TO CHANGE OCT. 1 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Barring Congressional action, implementation of the 2010 Census Data is scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, 2013. This data will modify some of the eligible areas for USDA Rural development housing programs

USDA Invites Public Comment on Proposal to Increase Awareness of Homeownership Opportunities for Low-...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA is accepting comments on a proposed rule to increase awareness about USDA’s Single Family Housing Direct Loan Program, which provides homeownership opportunities to low- and very-low-income rural residents. Under the proposed rule, Agencycertified loan application packagers would provide applicants with support to ensure their applications are complete and accurate

USGBC’s LEED in Motion Report Reveals More Than 4.3 Million People Live and Work...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable building activity

USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING ASSISTS WITH MARKET ON MAIN BUILDING PROJECT IN OTTUMWA

Ottumwa, IA - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held today for the Market to Main building project in Ottumwa. The building will allow for an indoor farmers’ market to operate year round in a new 12,000-square-foot facility, providing a consistent outlet for local producers and eliminating the community’s food desert status

USDA Announces Results for 45th Conservation Reserve Program General Sign-Up

AMES, IA - July 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept 1.7 million acres offered under the 45th Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up. The Department received nearly 28,000 offers on more than 1.9 million acres of land, demonstrating CRP’s continuing appeal as one of our nation’s most successful voluntary programs for soil, water, and wildlife conservation. Under Vilsack’s leadership, USDA has enrolled nearly 12 million acres in new CRP contracts since 2009. Currently, there are more than 26.9 million acres enrolled on 700,000 contracts

Former Executive at Florida-Based Lender Processing Services Inc. Sentenced to Five Years in Prison...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former executive of Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) – a publicly traded company based in Jacksonville, Fla. – was sentenced today to serve five years in prison for her participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million fraudulently signed and notarized mortgage-related documents with property recorders’ offices throughout the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Robert E. O’Neill, and Special Agent in Charge Michelle S. Klimt of the FBI Jacksonville Division.

USDA EMPLOYEES PITCH IN TO HELP BRING RURAL FAMILIES HOME

Milford, DE - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Abraham Lincoln, creator of the United States Department of Agriculture, was known for being self-reliant. So, it is fitting that with support from USDA, prospective homeowners in Milford are building their own homes.

USDA ANNOUNCES $6.8 MILLION LOAN FOR NEW SCHOOL ON THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION

PORTLAND, OR - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - USDA Rural Development’s Chief of Staff for Housing and Community Facilities, Dom McCoy, traveled to...

USDA ADMINISTRATOR COMMENDS HOUSING PROVIDERS, AGENCIES AND ADVOCATES FOR IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS FOR FARM...

ortland, Ore - June 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- USDA Rural Development’s Administrator for Housing and Community Facilities, Tammye Treviño, traveled to Redmond, Oregon, this week to speak to farm worker housing developers, managers, funders and advocates at the 2013 Biennial Farmworker Housing Conference

ADMINISTRATOR MEETS SOUTHEAST RESIDENTS TO DISCUSS USDA HOME LOAN REFINANCING AND STRIKEFORCE INITIATIVES

KETCHIKAN, AK - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund today welcomed U.S. Department of Agriculture Housing and Community Facilities Administrator Tammye Treviño to Southeast Alaska. Administrator Treviño is in the state to discuss a USDA pilot program that allows qualified USDA home loan borrowers, including those in Alaska, to refinance their mortgages and lower their loan payments. She will also meet with local leaders to discuss the USDA StrikeForce initiative. June is Homeownership Month, and the Administrator is visiting several states to discuss home loan programs that are available in rural areas

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