Jennifer Barnhill is a columnist for Military.com writing about military families. The VA loan is designed to help and protect service members as they buy a home. Don't have enough for a 20% down ...

Because they're guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA loans come with lower rates, flexible credit score requirements and no down payments or private mortgage insurance ...

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Overall, VA purchase loans rose 8.5% year over year, to 323,835 from 298,327. This marks a strong turnaround from Fiscal 2024, when purchase volume fell more than 5% from Fiscal 2023.

U.S. military veterans are eligible for a wide range of benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with popular benefits ranging from healthcare to assistance funding higher education ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program has been used by millions of service members and veterans since it took shape near the end of WWII. (Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland/Air Force) Note ...

In an election year it’s all too easy to forget that Veteran’s Day is November 11, even though all federal offices and banks will be closed. The holiday was made official in 1954, having previously ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a measure into law that could prevent tens of thousands of veterans from defaulting on their VA homes and losing the roofs over their heads to ...

Ray and Becky Queen live in rural Oklahoma with their kids (and chickens). The Queens were able to buy that home with a VA loan because of Ray's service in the Army. During COVID, the Queens – like ...

Active-duty military members are eligible for VA home loans after serving for 90 straight days (181 days during peacetime) without an interruption in service. You or your spouse and dependents have to ...

While the mortgage industry has applauded the Trump administration’s push to restore a partial claim option for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, many experts warn it may arrive too late ...