President Obama has signed legislation returning funding fees for VA loans to their pre-Nov. 18 levels. The fees specified in H.R. 674, the 3 Percent Withholding, Repeal and Job Creation Act of 2011, are valid through Sept. 30, 2016. Signed on Nov. 21, the bill ends industry confusion over the amount of fees lenders should charge borrowers since the Department of Veterans Affairs, in a case of bad timing, issued new regulations in September to lower the fees. This was before Congress announced its intention to introduce legislation that will extend the higher fees through 2016. Under updated guidance issued by ... [includes one chart]
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