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Vet Home Loan* Reach 42.000 Under New Bill
Nearly 42,000 applications for home loans under the new GI Bill program already have been received, William J. Powers, Manager of the Roa- i noke Veterans Administration | Regional Office reported today.
A VA study to determine what impact the Veterans Readjustment Act of 1966 (new GI Bill) has had on the nation’s economy also showed 135.000 veterans had applied for certificates of eligibility. In Virginia, Powers said the Roanoke VA Regional Office
has processed 3180 requests for eligibility under the program, and 1608 applications for loans had been received. The number of applications for. GI home loans is considered important because the lender usually makes the application, indicating the loan 'has gone through the initial, or interviewing stage. Nearly 15,000 of the new Gil
91.7%