This bill significantly enhances the Department of Veterans Affairs' loan guarantee program for residential cooperative housing units by removing the previous five-year sunset provision, thereby making these guarantees permanent. It mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish comprehensive regulations for underwriting, loan processing, and valuation of co-op loans, ensuring consistency with Federal National Mortgage Association standards where suitable. However, the legislation also increases the loan fee for these specific guarantees by an additional 3.25 percent of the total loan amount. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation is to be treated as residential property for the purposes of VA loan guarantees. It directs the Secretary to actively advertise the availability of these improved loan guarantees to eligible veterans, participating lenders, and interested realtors. To facilitate timely implementation, the Secretary is authorized to issue guidance before formal regulations are fully prescribed.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCooperative and condominium housingDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMarketing and advertisingUser charges and feesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-1803| House
| Updated: 2/24/2026
This bill significantly enhances the Department of Veterans Affairs' loan guarantee program for residential cooperative housing units by removing the previous five-year sunset provision, thereby making these guarantees permanent. It mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish comprehensive regulations for underwriting, loan processing, and valuation of co-op loans, ensuring consistency with Federal National Mortgage Association standards where suitable. However, the legislation also increases the loan fee for these specific guarantees by an additional 3.25 percent of the total loan amount. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation is to be treated as residential property for the purposes of VA loan guarantees. It directs the Secretary to actively advertise the availability of these improved loan guarantees to eligible veterans, participating lenders, and interested realtors. To facilitate timely implementation, the Secretary is authorized to issue guidance before formal regulations are fully prescribed.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCooperative and condominium housingDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMarketing and advertisingUser charges and feesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs