The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will accept electronic signatures in closing home loans with a VA guaranty. The VA said lenders are not required to use electronic signatures in VA loans but if they choose to, they must comply with the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or the E-Sign Act. The measure was signed into law in June 2000. The E-Sign Act establishes the baseline rules for Internet commerce, including nondiscrimination between handwritten and electronic signatures. The law also requires that electronic records be ...