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In October, 2011, authorization for the Temporary Residence Grant or TRA was extended under Public Law 112-37.
May 22nd, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
The VA guaranteed home loan is a beneficial program guaranteed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enable qualifying veterans to obtain a new mortgage or refinance an existing one.
May 18th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
You’ll need a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) before you can get a VA-backed loan. This section shows how you can apply for one.
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
To expedite the processing of your appeals, please pay close attention to the appropriate boxes when submitting your request, especially when appealing escrows and credits.
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The US Department of Veterans Affairs urges all veterans who are encountering problems making their mortgage payments to speak with their servicers as soon as possible to explore options to avoid foreclosure.
April 30th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
VA loan was officially introduced through the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill of Rights) on June 22, 1944.
April 3rd, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
With the current state of the economy, it's become more difficult to get that first home loan, or qualify for a home loan in general.
March 29th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
After months of negotiation, the country's five big mortgage banks agreed to compensate military homeowners for illegal foreclosures and other violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
March 7th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
More than 27 million military veterans are eligible for VA home loan benefits and that number is expected to rise as more service members return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
February 23rd, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry.
February 17th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced its participation in the largest state-federal legal settlement in history that deals with problems within the mortgage industry.
February 16th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry.
January 31st, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
Every day at the homeless veterans shelter in Boston at ten in the morning there was a huge influx of vets.
December 20th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Almost 20 years ago I met a combat Vietnam Veteran named Robert Van Keuren and his partner in crime Dr. Jon Nachison both advocates like me doing work for homeless veterans in San Diego.
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
I was searching the internet the other day and came across a story online about a group collecting money for homeless Veterans outside a shopping center.
December 9th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Figures lie, some groups are counted, some are not. But the lowest figures available have one in three families, this includes active duty serving overseas, reservists and National Guard and veterans losing their homes since 2008. Two thirds of those are now “split up” with at least one member “homeless.”
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Editors Picks,Government,Military,Politics,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
As my readers already know, I volunteer once a month for the Veterans Hotline. This is a two-hour commitment and I will be “On Station” from 5am to 7am, the third Monday of each month.
November 27th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
A new Veterans nonprofit, “Veterans Workshop” has begun their nationwide recruitment for Volunteers who can assist with answering calls from American Veterans via a new Veterans911 hot-line.
November 25th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Last week we asked the Honorable Shawn L.S. Donovan, Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development of HUD, the following question “Where has the HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET) been hiding during our nations housing crisis?”
November 11th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and transitional housing for Veterans at 25 VA medical center campuses nationwide.
November 10th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The last few years have proved a mixed bag for home buyers and homeowners alike.
November 10th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,VA Home Loans | Read More »
I know people who work at HUD, one of the largest federal agencies in the country. HUD of course deals in housing, but also in homelessness.
November 6th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Regional,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The general rule of qualification for Veteran mortgage loans is that it is for soldiers who have served in any conflict involving U.S. involvement, domestically and abroad.
July 1st, 2011 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
Yesterday, we honored our Veterans with a Memorial Day holiday. It served as a reminder of all Americans that we owe a special gratitude toward our Veterans. In lieu, the American people through the Federal Government provide many beneifts. Clearly one of the best programs available to those who were honorably discharged from the US military is the VA’s mortgage loan program. It really does stand out as one of the few government mortgage programs that not only works well, but is a great deal for those who are eligible. Generally, a VA home mortgage loan requires no down payment and carries a low 30-year fixed rate. That rate today is a bit over 4.5 percent.
May 31st, 2011 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
The offer is part of the Citi Homeowner Assistance Program, which features a number of initiatives to help borrowers in hardship. Borrowers do not have to be delinquent or facing imminent default to participate in the program, and there are no fees to participate.
May 19th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Editors Picks,VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that special disaster assistance may be available to Veterans with VA-guaranteed home loans who have been affected by recent tornados in the South.
May 17th, 2011 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Thousands of American service members can still take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers that ended in the fall for civilian consumers. But time is running out….. Service members who qualify have until April 30 to sign a purchase agreement on a home and until June 30 to close on their [...]
February 8th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
There’s an array of legislation and regulations aimed at helping American service members avoid foreclosure. Nearly 75 percent of the VA borrowers who defaulted in 2009 were able to keep their homes, thanks in large part to the dedication of agency officials. But some service members still fall through the cracks. Now, those who lose [...]
January 27th, 2011 | Posted in VA Home Loans | Read More »
One of the nation’s biggest banks — JP Morgan Chase — admits it has overcharged several thousand military families for their mortgages, including families of troops fighting in Afghanistan. The bank also tells NBC News that it improperly foreclosed on more than a dozen military families.
January 17th, 2011 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
Foreclosure is off the table for scores of military families struggling to make mortgage payments, at least for the bulk of 2011. Freddie Mac recently instructed its mortgage servicers to hold off on starting foreclosure proceedings against service members who are released from active duty. These companies must now wait at least nine months from [...]
January 3rd, 2011 | Posted in VA Home Loans | Read More »
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