VA · Circular 26-26-5 · Published

Remittance of VA Partial Claim Payments Via Fedwire

Servicers must follow standardized wire instructions when submitting Partial Claim Program remittance payments to the VA via Fedwire. Specific field tags, exact beneficiary identifiers, and originator-to-beneficiary loan information are now required.

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Loan impact

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Applies to: VA loans subject to Partial Claim payment remittances.

Applies when all of these are true
  • ANDVA loan
  • ANDPartial claim
Investor
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Programs
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Affected area
Loss mitigation
Affected documents
Remittance form
Applicability confidence
Needs review: some rows could not be matched to a quote from the source
Supporting quotes from the circular
  • conditions“This Circular provides instructions to servicers regarding the proper submission of Fedwire payments to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Partial Claim (PC) Program.”
  • affected areas“This Circular provides instructions to servicers regarding the proper submission of Fedwire payments to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Partial Claim (PC) Program.”
  • affected documents“The agency (servicer) must appear in the header of the remittance form; and in the initial instruction sentence provided to the sending institution.”

What changed

From the circular text · Section 2
RequirementPreviouslyNow
VA Partial Claim Fedwire payment remittance instructionsNewRequiredNot statedServicers are to follow the instructions in this Circular for PC payment remittances.

Each change applies when all the loan-impact conditions above are true.

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: Review the mandatory Fedwire payment remittance instructions for the VA Partial Claim Program effective immediately.

Servicing

Immediately follow the instructions in the Circular when submitting VA Partial Claim payment remittances via Fedwire.

QC implications

  • Verify that VA Partial Claim Fedwire payment remittances adhere to the required remittance instructions.

Source and record

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