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Home » VA Reports Slight Uptick in Use of Loan Benefit; 56% Still Non-Users
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VA Reports Slight Uptick in Use of Loan Benefit; 56% Still Non-Users

November 22, 2017
A newly released study by the Department of Veterans Affairs showed a 4.0 increase in the number of veterans who have used a VA mortgage in FY 2016 compared to the previous fiscal year. Also, a recent survey conducted by loanDepot found that 56 percent of veterans who participated did not take advantage of their VA loan benefits. Respondents included 400 targeted active servicemembers, veterans and surviving spouses. Conducted by the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statics, the VA study focused on veterans who have used at least one of 22 benefits or services provided by the VA during fiscal years 2007 through 2016. The study found that loan guarantee was the third most used benefit by veterans behind health care and pensions. Of the 7.1 million vets who used at least one VA benefit, 2.6 million (36.6 percent) took advantage of the zero-downpayment, low-interest ...
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