VA Stays Course on Loan Liquidation Status Forms Forever
Published Date: 3/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The VA is asking for public feedback on keeping their form that tracks loan foreclosures or other ways loans get paid off. This affects veterans with VA loans and helps the VA manage loan info better. Comments are open until May 11, 2026, with no changes to the form or extra costs planned.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
VA keeps loan-status form
The VA is seeking public comment (due May 11, 2026) on continuing to use VA Form 26-0971 to track foreclosure or other loan liquidations. The form is an extension without change, is submitted one time, takes an estimated 30 minutes per respondent, and VA expects about 10 respondents annually (5 total hours per year).
Loan repurchase entitlement rule
The notice explains that a holder of a delinquent vendee account is legally entitled to have the VA repurchase the loan when the loan has been continuously in default for three months and the delinquency amount equals or exceeds the sum of two monthly installments. VA Form 26-0971 is used in connection with a holder's request for VA to repurchase such loans.
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