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VA Home Loan Program Reform ActSection 3 › Proposal

The Secretary may pay on a holder's certification of compliance

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions in the case of a default on a home loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

The Secretary may pay on a holder's certification of compliance

The document says “canWho acts: Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“The Secretary may establish standards for processing payments under this section based on a certification by a holder of a loan guaranteed under such chapter that the holder has complied with all applicable requirements established by the Secretary.”

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions in the case of a default on a home loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes, Sec. 3

The new section lets the Secretary of Veterans Affairs set standards under which a payment is processed on the holder's own certification that it met the Secretary's requirements.

What the document actually says

“The Secretary may establish standards for processing payments under this section based on a certification by a holder of a loan guaranteed under such chapter that the holder has complied with all applicable requirements established by the Secretary.”

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions in the case of a default on a home loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

The lender signs a promise. It says it followed the rules. Then the VA can pay.

What this is about

The VA does not have to check first. The lender signs a promise. Then the money can go out.

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