Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
April 3, 202511:08 PM ET
By Chris Arnold
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved nearly 20,000 veterans from needlessly losing their homes
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that it will end a mortgage-rescue program designed to help veterans who have fallen behind on their mortgages keep their homes.
But the scant details offered so far by the VA make it unclear whether the program will be replaced by a different rescue program or whether the move will strand thousands of other vets, many of whom are in financial peril because of the VA's own mistakes.
Tens of thousands of veterans were left facing foreclosure after the VA abruptly cancelled a key part of a pandemic-era mortgage relief program that allowed vets to skip mortgage payments if they had trouble paying. When NPR first uncovered the VA's move in late 2023, there were about 40,000 vets in danger of losing their homes.
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