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VA Pauses Foreclosures on Veterans Facing Difficulties Making Mortgage Payments

Headline from Military.com

Newest development Nov 20, 2023 · 3 reportsVA Pauses Foreclosures on Veterans Facing Difficulties Making Mortgage Payments

The announcement came after a National Public Radio report called attention to the plight of 34,000 veterans having trouble making their mortgage payments.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

  2. Newest

    VA Pauses Foreclosures on Veterans Facing Difficulties Making Mortgage Payments

    Headline from Military.com ·

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    The Department of Veteran Affairs halts foreclosures after NPR investigation (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting foreclosures for 6 months for homeowners with VA Loans, after an NPR investigation that found thousands of them at risk of losing their homes.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes (opens Delaware Public Media)

    Published

    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is intervening on behalf of 6,000 homeowners with VA loans who are in the foreclosure process. Many more are delinquent. The move follows an investigation by NPR.

  3. Military.com

    VA Pauses Foreclosures on Veterans Facing Difficulties Making Mortgage Payments (opens Military.com)

    Published

    Military.com's feed description

    The announcement came after a National Public Radio report called attention to the plight of 34,000 veterans having trouble making their mortgage payments.

  4. Black Enterprise

    VA Calls On Mortgage Companies To Pause Foreclosures (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The VA had set up a way for veterans to make affordable payments, but the program was ended in October 2022, placing veterans at risk.

  5. Military Times

    VA pauses foreclosures on home loans amid concerns of financial strain (opens Military Times)

    Published

    Military Times's feed description

    The department is also extending financial help programs to give more support to veterans having trouble making loan payments.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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