Aside from the rate that you will pay for your VA loan, there are a few costs that are important to understand before deciding to go forward. The fees and costs are regulated by the VA and some can be ...

Ready to buy a home with a VA-backed loan? Don't just go with the first lender you find. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) You don’t buy a home every day. For that, count yourself lucky. But because you don’t, ...

Veterans Affairs (VA) loans are a great benefit of military service and are available to service members, veterans and surviving spouses. They offer key advantages not found in other mortgage types, ...

I have a copy of my DD 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), but it does not have my service number on it. I do have another paper that states that my papers were sent to me on ...

There’s no higher honor than serving in the United States Military, which I deeply understand as a former Army sergeant. And, like many of my fellow service members, I’ve experienced firsthand the ...

Rachel Witkowski is an award-winning journalist whose 20-year career spans a wide range of topics in finance, government regulation and congressional reporting. Ms. Witkowski has spent the last decade ...

VA mortgages are available to veterans and service members to help make purchasing or refinancing a home easier and more affordable. These loans are backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

VA loans are mortgage loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These loans are intended to make it easier for veterans and service members to obtain mortgages. The loans ...

When the Veterans Affairs Department sorts out the 700,000-plus annual users of VA-backed home loans, the most common demographic puts one of the most common VA loan myths to rest. Or it should, at ...

The rebound of the housing market is being pushed along by lower than expected long-term interest rates and the idea that real estate is once again a wise investment. And, military families and ...

Veterans are taking advantage of the U.S. housing market tilting in buyers’ favor, new data from Redfin shows, with lower borrowing costs and more for-sale inventory leading to greater numbers ...