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Funding Fee Clause

Part of the required paperwork when borrowers assume VA home loans. It informs them that there is a .5 point assumption fee.

The funding fee clasue is part of the required paperwork when borrowers assume VA home loans. It informs them that there is a .5 point assumption fee.

“A fee equal to one-half of one percent of the balance of this loan as of the date of transfer of the property shall be payable at the time of transfer to the loan holder or its authorized agent, as trustee for the Department of Veterans Affairs. If the assumer fails to pay this fee at the time of transfer, the fee shall constitute an additional debt to that already secured by this instrument, shall bear interest at the rate herein provided, and at the option of the payee of the indebtedness hereby secured or any transferee thereof, shall be immediately due and payable. This fee is automatically waived if the assumer is exempt under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 3729(c).”