The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) Loan Guaranty program guarantees loans made by private lenders
to Veterans for the purchase, construction, and refinancing of
homes owned and occupied by Veterans. Under 38 C.F.R. 36.4333, VA
requires holders to maintain and lenders to retain for a minimum of
three years all records pertaining to loans guaranteed by VA. This
includes records supporting a holder’s decision to approve any home
retention option exercised by the servicer and borrower, as well
any records supporting a holder’s decision to pursue a partial
claim payment under the COVID-19 Veterans Assistance Partial Claim
Payment program (COVID-VAPCP), codified at 38 CFR 36.4800 et seq.
Under this same authority, VA has a right to inspect, examine, or
audit, at a reasonable time and place, such records to ensure
program participants are in compliance with applicable laws,
regulations, policies, procedures and contract provisions. It also
uses the data collected through this authority to provide annual
feedback to lenders, through the Lender Scorecard, on certain loan
characteristics such as interest rate, fees and charges, audit
results, etc., as compared to the national average of all VA
lenders
US Code:
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USC 36.4333 Name of Law: Maintenance of Records
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.