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VA Wants More Loss Mitigation.(Brief Article)

Mortgage Servicing News

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The Department of Veteran Affairs is resigning its loan administration procedures and it will be asking its servicers to take on more loss mitigation responsibilities.

"The changes will be sweeping," according to Keith Pedigo, director of the VA's loan guaranty service.

The VA currently steps in to help veterans once a loan is 90 days past due. But servicers are now well trained in helping borrowers avoid foreclosure and the VA wants to take advantage those skills.

The agency has been consulting with some of its lenders and the reaction has been "positive," Mr. Pedigo said. The VA intends to reveal the redesign plans in the next two to three months.

The VA director expects a rulemaking process will take six to nine months and ...

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