USDA/Rural Housing Archives

USDA Lending Changes Boost Multifamily Outlook in Rural America

Agency Boosts Loan-to-Cost Ratio of Key Lending Program to Make More Projects Pencil

5 min read

Since 1996, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided loans for affordable multifamily housing in rural areas through its Rural Development Section 538 program.

Case Study

Rolling Up Rural Deals  

Preserving Aging Rural Housing Through Bond Finance

6 min read

Tax-exempt bond finance can be brought to bear on one of the nation’s most pressing needs: the preservation of aging rural housing portfolios.

Breaking Ground

Joaquin Altoro, Administrator, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

11 min read

For nearly three decades, Joaquin Altoro has worked to understand and advance underserved communities, applying his banking and housing finance expertise to help drive economic opportunities at the local, state and national levels.