Ray and Becky Queen stay in rural Oklahoma with their children (and chickens). The Queens had been in a position to purchase that dwelling with a VA mortgage due to Ray’s service within the Military. Throughout COVID, the Queens – like tens of millions of different Individuals – wanted assist from emergency forbearance. They had been informed they may pause dwelling funds for as much as a 12 months after which decide up once more making reasonably priced mortgage funds with no issues.
That is what occurred for many American householders who took forbearance. However not for tens of 1000’s of army veterans like Ray Queen.
On at this time’s present, we comply with two reporters’ journey to determine what went improper with the VA’s mortgage forbearance program. How did one thing meant to assist vets hold their homes throughout COVID find yourself stranding tens of 1000’s of them getting ready to foreclosures? And, as soon as the error was noticed, did the federal government do sufficient to make issues proper?
In the present day’s episode was produced by James Sneed. It was edited by Meg Cramer. And fact-checked by Dania Suleman. Engineering by Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is Planet Cash‘s govt producer.
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