http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan VA Loan News and Articles Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:07:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee applauded Senate passage of H.R. 3221, with the Dodd-Shelby Housing provisions, and noted that the bill incorporated provisions from Akaka's bill to boost limit on veterans' home loans, as well as other important housing ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/04/14/veterans%e2%80%99-housing-package-passes-senate/ Veterans' Home Loans Would Rise to Match Stimulus-package Levels U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced legislation today to raise the maximum guaranty amount for veterans' home loans. The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, passed by Congress and signed into law last month, raised loan ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/17/americas-veterans-deserve-improved-home-ownership-opportunities/ At a time when the all-volunteer military of the United States is facing greater challenges both at war and at home, a battle is brewing in Washington over whether the government has a moral obligation to further subsidize the educations of those men and women returning to civilian status. That battle ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/14/new-gi-bill-may-boost-benefits/ Any way you cut it, Kyle Williams is a success story. He did two tours in Iraq and came back in one piece. Well, sort of. A mortar attack that threw him into a wall ended his second tour a little early. He had to have surgery to his shoulder and ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/13/the-bumpy-road-home/ California campuses deal with factors keeping veterans away.  Why aren't more former GI Joes going to college? That's the question being asked these days in California, where state officials estimate only 14,000 veterans are using their Montgomery GI Bill benefits to go to college. Although nearly all new recruits sign up for the ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/12/why-arent-military-vets-going-to-college/ State Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, announced a new partnership with the Division of Apprenticeship Training and the Veterans Administration that will help to speed up the process of collecting GI Bill benefits for veteran constituents. The DAT came to an agreement with the VA on the terms for the application process ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/11/partnership-will-help-speed-up-veterans-benefits/ When he signed the G.I. Bill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it "gives emphatic notice to the men and women in our armed forces that the American people do not intend to let them down." Today, we have the opportunity to send that same notice to the over 12,000 brave ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/10/with-tuition-rising-todays-troops-need-more-than-what-gi-bill-provides/ Oooops! When Congress and the White House put together the recent bipartisan $150 billion economic stimulus package, they raised the maximum mortgage limits in high-cost areas for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration. But lawmakers neglected to include a similar increase for the government's primary home purchase program ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/07/va-loans-omitted-from-stimulus-package/ Sen. John Warner Thursday endorsed a proposal to revamp the GI bill to make the costs of attending private colleges and universities more affordable for veterans. Private school tuition is "beyond the reach of the American GI stepping out of uniform, unless we make this change," said Warner, a Virginia Republican, ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/06/warner-joins-webb-on-gi-bill/ The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding eligibility for education benefits to National Guard members and reservists serving multiple deployments. They previously had to serve two years on active duty without a break to qualify for the maximum education benefit. Now those who serve three years on active duty, regardless of ... http://www.va-mortgageinfo.com/loan/2008/03/05/va-expands-education-benefits-for-some-gis/