United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Saint Paul Regional Office
Regional Loan Center

Payment of Tax and Insurance Bills

You are responsible for paying all tax and insurance bills that can be paid prior to the settlement date. If any bills are paid after the claim is submitted, but before the settlement date, please contact our office immediately with the details. Tax or insurance bills will not be reimbursed if you pay them after the settlement date. Please identify these bills with the new Loan Identification Number and forwarded to:

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Attn: Tax Department SV-24 Attn: Insurance Department SV-22
P O Box 10211 P O Box 5190
Van Nuys CA 91410-0211 Simi Valley CA 93065-5190

Send a letter to the insurance company requesting the mortgagee's interest be endorsed to VA (The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United States of America, successors or assigns, c/o Countrywide Home Loans, Attn: Insurance Department, SV-22, P.O. Box 5190, Simi Valley, CA 93065). A copy of that letter should be included in your claim package. Please advise the insurance company this is a servicing transfer to prevent the cancellation of the policy.