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USDA Rural Development Lowers Home Mortgage Rates

USDA Rural Development Lowers Home Mortgage Rates

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Home mortgage rates from the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Agency have now dropped to two point eight seven five percent. (2.875%)
Krista Mettscher (met-sure) is the Rural Housing Specialist with USDA Rural Development in Lincoln. She says there are income and other limits with the low rate…..

Mettscher says even those with credit issues could qualify for the low rate loans…..

Mettscher says some people could find even lower rates….

The program is available in most communities, with the exception of Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Hastings, Fremont, Kearney, North Platte and South Sioux City.

http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov

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