Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly all of the foreclosures filed by the USDA in recent months have targeted Maine’s poorest rural residents. (Photo ...

Building a home from scratch allows you to custom-tailor every detail to your liking — but it can be quite expensive. According to the home services website Angi, construction costs can range from ...

So in 2012 she drove to a USDA office 20 miles away and tried to give the house back. She said staff there would not accept her keys, telling her instead to call a toll-free number for help, as agency ...

The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional ...