Active-duty military personnel and veterans can benefit from the Veterans Affairs (VA) backing on mortgages to save on private mortgage insurance, interest rates and closing costs. You could also ...

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To get a VA home loan, you must be a service member, veteran or qualifying surviving spouse with a Certificate of Eligibility. VA home loans have no down payment requirements but only apply for ...

What Is a VA Loan? The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a loan for active-duty service members, veterans and their families. To be eligible, the active-duty service member must have served 90 ...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a long-awaited new program on Wednesday to help thousands of veterans who were left on the verge of losing their homes after a pandemic aid effort went ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has rolled out its fix for a home loan debacle, but it won't help many vets who were hurt financially. The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a new fix ...

The VA announced that it has guaranteed its 29 millionth home loan since the program was created in 1944, thanks in part to a 19% increase in VA home loan processing this year compared to the same ...

A VA certificate of eligibility (COE) is evidence that you meet the requirements for a VA loan. Having a COE does not guarantee loan approval. COEs can be obtained by active-duty military, veterans, ...