In a letter to the Trump administration, the Realtors trade group said the administration should reopen the Rural Housing Services, a branch of the USDA, to address a backlog of USDA-guaranteed loans, which are home loans guaranteed by the agency for people who typically live in rural areas. USDA announced it was temporarily reopening Farm Services Agency offices, a separate branch of the USDA, on Wednesday to process farming loans during the shutdown. r ead more here: https://www.scotsmanguide.com/News/2019/01/Realtors-call-for-restart-of-the-USDA-loan-program/ “The USDA loan is the one that is 100 percent you don't need a down payment,” Moberly explained. “So of course that is a very popular loan. But at the same time, obviously we'd rather get you closed and into a home. So if that's not going to be the case where the shutdown doesn't stop, then we need to move you to a different program.” Interested residents can still apply for USDA loans throughout t...
