VA loans

Foreclosures Put on Hold for Some Service Members

Foreclosures Put on Hold for Some Service Members

Service members with a Freddie Mac-backed mortgage and who are released from active duty through 2011 have some breathing room in terms of foreclosure. The government-sponsored More

How to save money with Energy Efficient Mortgages – Part 2 of 2 – ‘Green’ VA loans

How to save money with Energy Efficient Mortgages – Part 2 of 2 – ‘Green’ VA loans

Energy efficient mortgages for VA loans will become more popular as people find out about them.

Underwater Veterans Can Find Relief in a Compromise Loan

Underwater Veterans Can Find Relief in a Compromise Loan

The VA does an amazing job of keeping veterans in their homes. Nearly three-quarters of the VA borrowers who defaulted in fiscal year 2009 avoided foreclosure More

Civilian Borrowers Can Tap into VA Loan Program's Significant Benefits Through Vendee Program

Civilian Borrowers Can Tap into VA Loan Program's Significant Benefits Through Vendee Program

The VA Loan Guaranty program has some of the most potent home-buying benefits around, chief among them the ability of qualified service members to purchase with More

Fannie Mae Pledges Mortgage Relief to Military Families

Fannie Mae Pledges Mortgage Relief to Military Families

Mortgage behemoth Fannie Mae is teaming up with the Armed Forces to provide mortgage relief to military families struggling to pay their bills. The company announced More

Bill Aims to Help Veterans Avoid Homelessness Following Foreclosure

Bill Aims to Help Veterans Avoid Homelessness Following Foreclosure

A pair of Congressmen have introduced legislation aimed at helping America’s veterans avoid homelessness in the wake of foreclosure. The “Veterans’ Homelessness Prevention and Early Warning More

Veteran's Administration Home Loans over $417,000

Veteran's Administration Home Loans over $417,000

Did you know that you can get a VA Home Loan over the $417,000 limit? With Mortgage Insurance rates for jumbo loans being so high, a More

Government Mortgages Are Becoming More Expensive

Government Mortgages Are Becoming More Expensive

Since the bursting of the housing bubble, we’ve seen the mortgage industry flood to government-backed mortgages as a source for home lending, and it makes sense. Government More

Mortgage Definition: VA Loan Certificate of Eligibility

Mortgage Definition: VA Loan Certificate of Eligibility

The VA loan certificate of eligibility does not mean that you are qualified for a VA loan, it simply means that you are eligible and is required in order to get a VA loan.