VA issued Circular 26-17-02 (Circular), clarifying and explaining new policy with respect to student loans and the underwriting of a VA home loan. The Circular sets forth the policy for calculating monthly loan payments for student loans that are in repayment at the time of loan closing and for student loans requiring repayment within 12 months of loan closing. The Circular went into effect January 23, 2017.

State Compliance Summary
Tennessee Increases Permissible Interest Rate for Closed-end Loans under Industrial Loan and Thrift Companies Act
Tennessee passed a bill increasing the permissible interest rate for closed-end loans under the Industrial Loan and Thrift Companies Act (ILTCA). Under the bill, the