Thinking of buying or refinancing? Don’t wait until rates rise. Qualified borrowers can pay as little as $0 down, no PMI payments, plus they can get financing up to $417,000. Use your VA Loan Benefit today.

The House recently passed two pieces of VA reform legislation. The VA Accountability Act of 2015 passed with a vote of 256 – 170. The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 passed with a vote of 385 – 34. A statement by House Committee on Veterans Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller … Continue reading House Passes Two Vet Focused Bills →

Defense officials appear ready to ask Congress to repeal a law that commissaries must sell products at cost plus five percent, a formula that for decades has ensured commissary shoppers everywhere pay the same prices. Officials have drafted a replacement formula that would allow prices to vary from store to store to meet a new … Continue reading Possible Repeal of “Cost-Plus-5%” Pricing →

Washington D.C. – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today launched two new no-cost training programs, Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) and VA Learning Hubs, to help transitioning Servicemembers and Veterans from all eras learn skills, earn credentials, and advance in civilian careers following separation from service. ALPs and Learning Hubs are part of VA’s Veterans … Continue reading No-Cost Training Programs →

Mobile Vet Center arriving on Campus Clearwater Campus Wednesday, 8/12/15 9:00-Noon Quad area in front of Library Open to all students, faculty, staff and community MVC offers: Veterans Benefits information and referral Individual and group counseling for Veterans and their families All services confidential and free to eligible Veterans and family members  

Presents Art Portrait Presentation By CWO2 Artist Greg Crumbly to 100 Year Old MSG Willie Rogers: Tuskegee Airman 19 Aug 5:00pm St Petersburg Museum of History For more information, click here.

Colleagues, Servicemembers and Fellow Veterans, * Are you interested in expanding your professional skills in a high-demand field? * Do you want to make yourself more competitive in the job market? * Are you looking to earn more without spending more? At VA we are committed to finding new ways to help you connect with … Continue reading IT Career – No-Cost ALP →

At the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), their primary focus is helping people get to work. This includes military on active duty, veterans of our armed forces and their spouses. DBPR has several military assistance programs in place to assist these individuals with the licensing process in Florida, whether a spouse needs help … Continue reading Military Assistance Programs →

  Don’t Wait Until Fall to Use Your 2015 Benefits: $0 Down VA Loan & GI Bill up to $60k Attention Veteran, Your military service means you may have earned benefits, ready to use now. The VA Loan & GI Bill benefits can save you time and money. Summer is almost over, don’t wait until … Continue reading VA Loans and GI Bill →

The Mobile Vet Center (MVC) makes a stop in Tarpon Springs on the campus of St. Petersburg College. The MVC will be on campus today until 1300 then move on to the Clearwater campus for a visit tomorrow, Wednesday the 12th of August.