http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Is-the-government-rate-the-same-as-the-VA-loan-rate/238074/ Zillow Advice | Zillow Real Estate http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Is-the-government-rate-the-same-as-the-VA-loan-rate/238074/ Vet to vet......I don't understand the terminolgy being used here, "government rate". No such thing exist in the <a href="http://www.zillow.com/mortgage/">mortgage</a> industry. The government does not set rates. The rate sounds high either way you say it. Sounds like the <a href="http://www.zillow.com/mortgage/">loan</a> officer is trying to upsell your <a href="http://www.zillow.com/Mortgage_Rates/">interest rate</a> at the blame of the government. With a VA loan thats to far down the road, you may be trapped into using the lender. Just depends where you are in your process. To see the real market rate for a VA mortgage, put a request in here at zillow. Sat, 23 May 2009 03:34:00 GMT http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Is-the-government-rate-the-same-as-the-VA-loan-rate/238074/ 2009-05-23T03:34:00Z