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, ...

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 ...

VA home loans provide veterans lifetime benefits, including no-down-payment requirements, competitive rates, and reusable guarantees for purchases and refinancing options.

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Buying a home will likely be your largest life purchase. If you think back to your biggest milestones, like having a baby, getting married or buying your first car, you probably didn't make decisions ...

VA loans offer many benefits such as no down payment or mortgage insurance, easier qualifications and lower interest rates.

Jon Henry served in Iraq during the first Gulf War, in a unit meant to counter chemical warfare attacks. Luckily for him the attacks never happened, but he still earned full veterans benefits, ...

Those at all interested in real estate continue to watch the slow creep of loan interest rates. For now, the rates are staying competitive, but loan experts expect interest rates to increase in ...

VA loans are known to have lower closing costs compared to conventional mortgages. But how much should you expect to pay at the closing table? And can you roll these costs into the principal balance ...

As the real estate industry prepared for the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement, one of the biggest ...

This article has been updated to include a response from The Federal Savings Bank Troops and veterans in some cases are being “grossly” overcharged for VA home loans, and federal regulators need to ...