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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Loan Guaranty: Maximum Allowable
Fees for Legal Services
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice provides updated
information to participants in the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Home Loan Guaranty program
concerning the maximum allowable fees
for legal services performed in
connection with the foreclosure of
single-family housing loans. This notice
also provides updated information
concerning the legal fees for
bankruptcy-related services. The table
in this notice contains the amounts the
Secretary has determined to be
reasonable and customary in all states,
following an annual review of the
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amounts allowed by other Governmentrelated home loan programs.
DATES: The new maximum allowable
fees for legal services will be allowed for
all guaranty claims submitted to VA on
or after December 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Andrew Trevayne, Assistant Director for
Loan and Property Management, Loan
Guaranty Service (261), Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
8795. (This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA
Home Loan Guaranty program
authorized by title 38, United States
Code, chapter 37, offers a partial
guaranty against loss to lenders who
make home loans to Veterans. VA
regulations concerning the payment of
loan guaranty claims are set forth at 38
CFR 36.4300, et seq. Computation of
guaranty claims is addressed in 38 CFR
36.4324, which states that one part of
the indebtedness upon which the
guaranty percentage is applied is the
‘‘[a]llowable expenses/advances as
described in [38 CFR 36.4314].’’ 38 CFR
36.4324(a)(2). Section 36.4314(b)(5)(ii)
describes the procedures to be followed
in determining what constitutes the
reasonable and customary fees for legal
services performed in connection with
the foreclosure of single-family housing
loans.
Pursuant to § 36.4314(b)(5)(ii), the
Secretary is required to annually review
allowances for legal fees in connection
with the foreclosure of single-family
housing loans, including bankruptcyrelated services, issued by the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), the Federal
National Mortgage Association (Fannie
Mae) and the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). In
March 2021, Fannie Mae issued
revisions to their allowances for legal
fees. Fannie Mae, Allowable Foreclosure
Attorney Fees Exhibit, Servicing Guide
(March 10, 2021), https://servicingguide.fanniemae.com. The following
month, HUD announced its plans to
adopt Fannie Mae’s fee structure by
August. HUD, National Servicing Center
Single Family Housing Policy Handbook
4000.1 Section III: Servicing and Loss
Mitigation Key Changes (April 22, 2021),
https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SFH/
documents/sfh_hb_4000_1_sect_3_serv_
loss_mit_04_22_21.pdf. Freddie Mac has
also announced new allowances for
legal fees, effective September 27, 2021.
Freddie Mac, Approved Attorney Fees
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and Title Expenses, Seller/Servicer
Guide Exhibit 57A (September 27,
2021), https://guide.freddiemac.com/
app/guide/exhibitRev/57A,09-27-2021.
VA has reviewed and considered the
legal fees allowed by each entity. Based
on increases in fees for legal services
announced by these Government-related
home loan programs, the Secretary is
publishing in the Federal Register a
table setting forth the revised amounts
the Secretary has determined to be
reasonable and customary. The table
reflects the primary method for
foreclosing in each state, either judicial
or non-judicial, with the exception of
those states where either judicial or
non-judicial is acceptable. The use of a
method not authorized in the table will
require prior approval from VA. This
table will be available throughout the
year at: https://www.benefits.va.gov/
HOMELOANS/servicers_valeri_
rules.asp.
There has been no change to the
amounts VA will allow for bankruptcy
filing fees. However, VA is clarifying
that VA allows for a bankruptcy filing
fee regardless of whether a bankruptcy
release is obtained. VA notes that its
current regulation at 38 CFR
36.4314(b)(5)(i) authorizes ‘‘[f]ees for
legal services actually performed.’’
Regardless of whether a bankruptcy
filing results in a release, legal services
may have been performed in addressing
the filing. Allowing fees for a
bankruptcy filing is also consistent with
the other Government-related home loan
programs. See HUD, National Servicing
Center Single Family Housing Policy
Handbook 4000.1 Section III: Servicing
and Loss Mitigation Key Changes (April
22, 2021), https://www.hud.gov/sites/
dfiles/SFH/documents/sfh_hb_4000_1_
sect_3_serv_loss_mit_04_22_21.pdf.;
Fannie Mae, Allowable Bankruptcy
Attorney Fees Exhibit, Servicing Guide
(September 11, 2019), https://servicingguide.fanniemae.com; Freddie Mac,
Approved Attorney Fees and Title
Expenses, Seller/Servicer Guide Exhibit
57A (September 27, 2021), https://guide.
freddiemac.com/app/guide/exhibitRev/
57A,09-27-2021. VA will continue to
monitor fees for legal services on an
annual basis and publish updates in the
Federal Register as VA deems
necessary.
The following table reflects the
Secretary’s determination of the
reasonable and customary fees for legal
services for the primary method for
foreclosing in each state.
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foreclosure 1 2
Jurisdiction
Alabama .......................................................................................................................................
Alaska ..........................................................................................................................................
American Samoa .........................................................................................................................
Arizona .........................................................................................................................................
Arkansas ......................................................................................................................................
California ......................................................................................................................................
Colorado ......................................................................................................................................
Connecticut ..................................................................................................................................
Delaware ......................................................................................................................................
District of Columbia .....................................................................................................................
Florida ..........................................................................................................................................
Georgia ........................................................................................................................................
Guam ...........................................................................................................................................
Hawaii ..........................................................................................................................................
Idaho ............................................................................................................................................
Illinois ...........................................................................................................................................
Indiana .........................................................................................................................................
Iowa .............................................................................................................................................
Kansas .........................................................................................................................................
Kentucky ......................................................................................................................................
Louisiana ......................................................................................................................................
Maine ...........................................................................................................................................
Maryland ......................................................................................................................................
Massachusetts .............................................................................................................................
Michigan .......................................................................................................................................
Minnesota ....................................................................................................................................
Mississippi ....................................................................................................................................
Missouri ........................................................................................................................................
Montana .......................................................................................................................................
Nebraska ......................................................................................................................................
Nevada .........................................................................................................................................
New Hampshire ...........................................................................................................................
New Jersey ..................................................................................................................................
New Mexico .................................................................................................................................
New York—Western Counties 3 ...................................................................................................
New York—Eastern Counties ......................................................................................................
North Carolina ..............................................................................................................................
North Dakota ................................................................................................................................
Ohio .............................................................................................................................................
Oklahoma .....................................................................................................................................
Oregon .........................................................................................................................................
Pennsylvania ................................................................................................................................
Puerto Rico ..................................................................................................................................
Rhode Island ................................................................................................................................
South Carolina .............................................................................................................................
South Dakota ...............................................................................................................................
Tennessee ...................................................................................................................................
Texas ...........................................................................................................................................
Utah .............................................................................................................................................
Vermont .......................................................................................................................................
Virgin Islands ...............................................................................................................................
Virginia .........................................................................................................................................
Washington ..................................................................................................................................
West Virginia ................................................................................................................................
Wisconsin .....................................................................................................................................
Wyoming ......................................................................................................................................
$1,700
2,000
1,600
1,700
1,700
1,700
2,100
N/A
N/A
1,500
N/A
1,700
2,000
N/A
1,450
N/A
N/A
1,275
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3,000
N/A
1,900
1,775
1,500
1,700
1,700
1,400
2,000
1,700
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,175
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,700
N/A
N/A
2,250
N/A
N/A
1,500
1,700
1,700
N/A
N/A
1,700
1,700
1,450
N/A
1,450
VA judicial
foreclosure 1 2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3,100
2,250
2,875
4,100
N/A
N/A
4,500
N/A
3,000
3,000
2,450
2,400
3,000
2,500
3,250
N/A
3,400
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4,350
4,000
4,200
5,225
N/A
2,200
3,000
2,700
3,700
3,125
2,700
N/A
2,850
2,250
N/A
N/A
N/A
3,200
2,500
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,500
N/A
Deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure
$400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
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400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
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1 When a foreclosure is stopped due to circumstances beyond the control of the holder or its attorney (including, but not limited to bankruptcy,
VA-requested delay, property damage, hazardous conditions, condemnation, natural disaster, property seizure or relief under the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) and then restarted, VA will allow a $400 restart fee in addition to the base foreclosure attorney fee. This fee
recognizes the additional work required to resume the foreclosure action, while also accounting for the expectation that some work from the previous action may be utilized in starting the new action.
2 VA will allow attorney fees of $1,050 (chapter 7) or $1,500 (initial chapter 13) for an initial bankruptcy filing, regardless of whether a bankruptcy release is obtained. For multiple bankruptcy filings under either chapter, VA will allow an additional $500.
3 Western Counties of New York for VA are: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates. The remaining counties are in Eastern New York.
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Denis McDonough, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on November 1, 2021 and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), Veterans Benefits Administration.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
As required by the Privacy
Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
proposes to modify an existing system
of records, ‘‘Compensation, Pension,
Education, and Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
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DATES: Comments on this modified
system of records must be received no
later than 30 days after date of
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no public comment is received during
the period allowed for comment or
unless otherwise published in the
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system of records will become effective
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publication in the Federal Register. If
VA receives public comments, VA shall
review the comments to determine
whether any changes to the notice are
necessary.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted through www.Regulations.gov
or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments
should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ‘‘Compensation, Pension,
Education, and Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
Records—VA’’ (58VA21/22/28).
Comments received will be available at
regulations.gov for public viewing,
inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael F. Palmer, Michael.Palmer5@
va.gov, Senior Program Analyst, Chief
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Production Office, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 (336) 251–
0392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
system of records contains information
regarding applicants for and
beneficiaries of benefits chiefly
administered by the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA). This system is a
core system for VBA programs. This
system of records does not directly
address health or memorial benefits
administered respectively by the
Veterans Health Administration or the
National Cemetery Administration, the
other two of the three Administrations
within VA. This system was first
published on March 3, 1976, and last
amended on February 14, 2019, to
reaffirm the establishment of the
Veterans Benefits Management System
(VBMS) eFolder as the official record for
Veterans claims processing,
management, adjudication, and appeals,
propose the plan to properly dispose of
paper duplicate copies and other
physical media after imaging and
upload into the eFolder, and to begin
using the eFolder as an integrated
benefits repository for records related to
VA Insurance and Loan Guarantee
benefits.
VA is proposing to update this SORN
to include the addition of two new
applications that will be used by
Vocational Rehabilitation and
Employment (VR&E) counselors and/or
Veteran participants: The Electronic
Virtual Assistant (e-VA) and the Case
Management Solution (CMS). e-VA is an
active, artificial intelligence-enabled
application that alleviates the burden of
compliance, data entry,
communications, documentation, and
repetitive tasks in order to empower
VR&E resources to focus their time on
Veteran participants’ needs, fulfilling
the organization’s mission of guiding
clients to successful outcomes. e-VA’s
web-based capabilities allow for bidirectional automated and on-demand
text and email communication between
VA’s VR&E counselors and Veterans
who are seeking to use or are actively
enrolled in VR&E programs. It provides
program participants with the ability to
submit documentation such as training
certificates, training receipts, or
employment verification documents
using their mobile devices. It will also
enable system-generated, interactive
appointment scheduling, rescheduling
and cancellation, plus keep Veterans
updated by providing announcements
and broadcast messages.
CMS is a Software as a Service
application that will be used to
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automate the application process for
VR&E, assign and transfer claimant files
between VR&E counselors and stations,
communicate with claimants, manage
and record awards and payments to
claimants, provide metrics on VR&E
services, and ensure appropriate access
controls are enabled for the system.
CMS’s web-based capabilities allow for
bi-directional, automated, and ondemand integration between CMS and
numerous VA systems, improving the
automation, consistency and efficiency
of VR&E counselors’ work with
claimants. It will also enable interaction
with the e-VA system to ensure the
value of both technologies is available to
the VR&E counselors.
VA is also adding fiduciary records to
this system as part of the retirement of
legacy Beneficiary Fiduciary Field
System (BFFS) that was covered under
‘‘Supervised Fiduciary/Beneficiary and
General Investigative Records—VA’’
(37VA27). With the sunset of the BFFS
system, Fiduciary records will be
managed and stored in VBMS, which
will serve as the primary application for
the delivery of Fiduciary benefits to VA
beneficiaries. In addition to the name,
mailing address, Social Security
number, medical record information,
and financial information specific to VA
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information on individuals/
organizations serving as fiduciaries.
This will include the name, mailing
address, Social Security or tax
identification number, and credit and
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relating generally to the loyalty of
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determine eligibility for VA benefits for
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Loan Guaranty: Maximum Allowable Fees for Legal Services
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides updated information to participants in
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Loan Guaranty program
concerning the maximum allowable fees for legal services performed in
connection with the foreclosure of single-family housing loans. This
notice also provides updated information concerning the legal fees for
bankruptcy-related services. The table in this notice contains the
amounts the Secretary has determined to be reasonable and customary in
all states, following an annual review of the amounts allowed by other
Government-related home loan programs.
DATES: The new maximum allowable fees for legal services will be
allowed for all guaranty claims submitted to VA on or after December 8,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew Trevayne, Assistant
Director for Loan and Property Management, Loan Guaranty Service (261),
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8795. (This is not a
toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA Home Loan Guaranty program authorized
by title 38, United States Code, chapter 37, offers a partial guaranty
against loss to lenders who make home loans to Veterans. VA regulations
concerning the payment of loan guaranty claims are set forth at 38 CFR
36.4300, et seq. Computation of guaranty claims is addressed in 38 CFR
36.4324, which states that one part of the indebtedness upon which the
guaranty percentage is applied is the ``[a]llowable expenses/advances
as described in [38 CFR 36.4314].'' 38 CFR 36.4324(a)(2). Section
36.4314(b)(5)(ii) describes the procedures to be followed in
determining what constitutes the reasonable and customary fees for
legal services performed in connection with the foreclosure of single-
family housing loans.
Pursuant to Sec. 36.4314(b)(5)(ii), the Secretary is required to
annually review allowances for legal fees in connection with the
foreclosure of single-family housing loans, including bankruptcy-
related services, issued by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie
Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). In
March 2021, Fannie Mae issued revisions to their allowances for legal
fees. Fannie Mae, Allowable Foreclosure Attorney Fees Exhibit,
Servicing Guide (March 10, 2021), https://servicing-guide.fanniemae.com. The following month, HUD announced its plans to
adopt Fannie Mae's fee structure by August. HUD, National Servicing
Center Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 Section III:
Servicing and Loss Mitigation Key Changes (April 22, 2021), https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SFH/documents/sfh_hb_4000_1_sect_3_serv_loss_mit_04_22_21.pdf. Freddie Mac has also
announced new allowances for legal fees, effective September 27, 2021.
Freddie Mac, Approved Attorney Fees and Title Expenses, Seller/Servicer
Guide Exhibit 57A (September 27, 2021), https://guide.freddiemac.com/app/guide/exhibitRev/57A,09-27-2021.
VA has reviewed and considered the legal fees allowed by each
entity. Based on increases in fees for legal services announced by
these Government-related home loan programs, the Secretary is
publishing in the Federal Register a table setting forth the revised
amounts the Secretary has determined to be reasonable and customary.
The table reflects the primary method for foreclosing in each state,
either judicial or non-judicial, with the exception of those states
where either judicial or non-judicial is acceptable. The use of a
method not authorized in the table will require prior approval from VA.
This table will be available throughout the year at: https://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/servicers_valeri_rules.asp.
There has been no change to the amounts VA will allow for
bankruptcy filing fees. However, VA is clarifying that VA allows for a
bankruptcy filing fee regardless of whether a bankruptcy release is
obtained. VA notes that its current regulation at 38 CFR
36.4314(b)(5)(i) authorizes ``[f]ees for legal services actually
performed.'' Regardless of whether a bankruptcy filing results in a
release, legal services may have been performed in addressing the
filing. Allowing fees for a bankruptcy filing is also consistent with
the other Government-related home loan programs. See HUD, National
Servicing Center Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 Section
III: Servicing and Loss Mitigation Key Changes (April 22, 2021),
https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SFH/documents/sfh_hb_4000_1_sect_3_serv_loss_mit_04_22_21.pdf.; Fannie Mae, Allowable
Bankruptcy Attorney Fees Exhibit, Servicing Guide (September 11, 2019),
https://servicing-guide.fanniemae.com; Freddie Mac, Approved Attorney
Fees and Title Expenses, Seller/Servicer Guide Exhibit 57A (September
27, 2021), https://guide.freddiemac.com/app/guide/exhibitRev/57A,09-27-2021. VA will continue to monitor fees for legal services on an annual
basis and publish updates in the Federal Register as VA deems
necessary.
The following table reflects the Secretary's determination of the
reasonable and customary fees for legal services for the primary method
for foreclosing in each state.
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Alabama......................................................... $1,700 N/A $400
Alaska.......................................................... 2,000 N/A 400
American Samoa.................................................. 1,600 N/A 400
Arizona......................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
Arkansas........................................................ 1,700 N/A 400
California...................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
Colorado........................................................ 2,100 N/A 400
Connecticut..................................................... N/A 3,100 400
Delaware........................................................ N/A 2,250 400
District of Columbia............................................ 1,500 2,875 400
Florida......................................................... N/A 4,100 400
Georgia......................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
Guam............................................................ 2,000 N/A 400
Hawaii.......................................................... N/A 4,500 400
Idaho........................................................... 1,450 N/A 400
Illinois........................................................ N/A 3,000 400
Indiana......................................................... N/A 3,000 400
Iowa............................................................ 1,275 2,450 400
Kansas.......................................................... N/A 2,400 400
Kentucky........................................................ N/A 3,000 400
Louisiana....................................................... N/A 2,500 400
Maine........................................................... N/A 3,250 400
Maryland........................................................ 3,000 N/A 400
Massachusetts................................................... N/A 3,400 400
Michigan........................................................ 1,900 N/A 400
Minnesota....................................................... 1,775 N/A 400
Mississippi..................................................... 1,500 N/A 400
Missouri........................................................ 1,700 N/A 400
Montana......................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
Nebraska........................................................ 1,400 N/A 400
Nevada.......................................................... 2,000 N/A 400
New Hampshire................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
New Jersey...................................................... N/A 4,350 400
New Mexico...................................................... N/A 4,000 400
New York--Western Counties \3\.................................. N/A 4,200 400
New York--Eastern Counties...................................... N/A 5,225 400
North Carolina.................................................. 2,175 N/A 400
North Dakota.................................................... N/A 2,200 400
Ohio............................................................ N/A 3,000 400
Oklahoma........................................................ N/A 2,700 400
Oregon.......................................................... 1,700 3,700 400
Pennsylvania.................................................... N/A 3,125 400
Puerto Rico..................................................... N/A 2,700 400
Rhode Island.................................................... 2,250 N/A 400
South Carolina.................................................. N/A 2,850 400
South Dakota.................................................... N/A 2,250 400
Tennessee....................................................... 1,500 N/A 400
Texas........................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
Utah............................................................ 1,700 N/A 400
Vermont......................................................... N/A 3,200 400
Virgin Islands.................................................. N/A 2,500 400
Virginia........................................................ 1,700 N/A 400
Washington...................................................... 1,700 N/A 400
West Virginia................................................... 1,450 N/A 400
Wisconsin....................................................... N/A 2,500 400
Wyoming......................................................... 1,450 N/A 400
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\1\ When a foreclosure is stopped due to circumstances beyond the control of the holder or its attorney
(including, but not limited to bankruptcy, VA-requested delay, property damage, hazardous conditions,
condemnation, natural disaster, property seizure or relief under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) and then
restarted, VA will allow a $400 restart fee in addition to the base foreclosure attorney fee. This fee
recognizes the additional work required to resume the foreclosure action, while also accounting for the
expectation that some work from the previous action may be utilized in starting the new action.
\2\ VA will allow attorney fees of $1,050 (chapter 7) or $1,500 (initial chapter 13) for an initial bankruptcy
filing, regardless of whether a bankruptcy release is obtained. For multiple bankruptcy filings under either
chapter, VA will allow an additional $500.
\3\ Western Counties of New York for VA are: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston,
Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates. The remaining counties are in Eastern
New York.
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Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on November 1, 2021 and authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-24330 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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