Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is running for the Senate in Arizona, bought a house in Washington and said it is primary residence.
Rep. Ruben Gallego received a lower-cost home loan in Washington, D.C., last year in part by calling the purchase his primary residence, though he splits time between the nation’s capital and Phoenix.
Gallego qualified for the loan as a Marine Corps veteran who fought in the Iraq War. VA-backed loans typically include language requiring purchases to be primary residences. Those loans often have lower interest rates and include other terms more favorable than found in standard mortgages. In a written statement to The Republic, the agency said its loan “requirements are applied equally to all Veterans and Service members, and there is no exception to the policy based on a Veteran’s occupation. There is, however, an option for Veterans to ‘discuss unusual circumstances of occupancy with the appropriate VA office or submit a description of the circumstances to the VA office for prior approval.
“The VA loan is a benefit that Ruben earned by serving his country as a Marine combat veteran, and he’s well within his right to use it as a residence when he’s doing his job in D.C.,” she said.
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