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USDA RD — USDA Rural Development

Parent: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Domains in this note: rd.usda.gov, rural.gov, usda.gov.

What they regulate

USDA Rural Development administers rural housing, business, and community programs. Mortgage and business-loan brokers generally need state licences; RD loan/guarantee eligibility is a separate federal program layer. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.

How to verify

  1. Rural Development home — Rural housing, business, and utilities programs — not a nationwide mortgage-broker licence register.
  2. rural.gov portal — USDA Rural Development portal; prefer live USDA pages for program eligibility.

Official portal: https://www.rd.usda.gov/

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Questions this page answers

Does RD license mortgage brokers?

No. Mortgage brokerage is primarily state-licensed (and often NMLS-tracked). RD runs federal rural program lending/guarantees.

RD vs FSA vs SBA?

RD focuses on rural housing/business/utilities; FSA on farm programs; SBA on small-business guarantees nationwide. Confirm the lender’s actual authority.

Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?

No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.

Where is the full .gov directory?

https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.

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