VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 9, Topic 6 — Purchase of Property with Encumbrances

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VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 9, Topic 6 — Purchase of Property with Encumbrances.

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    description: • This chapter has been revised in its entirety. a. Policy Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3703(d)(3)(A), a VA-guaranteed loan must be secured by a first lien on the realty. Lenders are responsible for properly securing the first-lien position of a VA-guaranteed loan. Any existing liens on the property must be paid off or subordinated to the VA loan. b. Eligibility A loan to purchase property subject to unpaid delinquent tax
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      paragraph_quote: • This chapter has been revised in its entirety. a. Policy Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3703(d)(3)(A), a VA-guaranteed loan must be secured by a first lien on the realty. Lenders are responsible for properly securing the first-lien position of a VA-guaranteed loan. Any existing liens on the property must be paid off or subordinated to the VA loan. b. Eligibility A loan to purchase property subject to unpaid delinquent taxes, special assessments, prior mortgage indebtedness, or other obligations secured by effective liens that the Veteran agrees to pay or which constitute encumbrances on the property is not eligible for guaranty, if the loan amount, plus these unpaid obligations, exceeds VA’s reasonable value of the property.
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VA Pamphlet 26-7, Chapter 9 (Legal Instruments, Liens, Escrows, and), Topic 6 — Purchase of Property with Encumbrances

Effective 2019-07-30 · VA Change Date for this topic

• This chapter has been revised in its entirety. a. Policy Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3703(d)(3)(A), a VA-guaranteed loan must be secured by a first lien on the realty. Lenders are responsible for properly securing the first-lien position of a VA-guaranteed loan. Any existing liens on the property must be paid off or subordinated to the VA loan. b. Eligibility A loan to purchase property subject to unpaid delinquent taxes, special assessments, prior mortgage indebtedness, or other obligations secured by effective liens that the Veteran agrees to pay or which constitute encumbrances on the property is not eligible for guaranty, if the loan amount, plus these unpaid obligations, exceeds VA’s reasonable value of the property.

Source: VA Pamphlet 26-7, Chapter 9 (Legal Instruments, Liens, Escrows, and), Topic 6 — Purchase of Property with Encumbrances · source URL · snapshot 23782f6842a5daf5

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