[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01007]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 36

[Docket No. VA-2022-VBA-0013]
RIN 2900-AR42


Loan Guaranty: Servicer Tier Ranking Procedures

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing a 
document published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2022, that 
requested public comment on revising VA's regulations governing the 
assignment of a performance-based tier ranking to each of the servicers 
that participate in VA's guaranteed home loan program. VA is 
withdrawing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) because 
of ongoing assessments of agency needs, priorities, and objectives.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this withdrawn proposed rule is available at 
www.regulations.gov/docket/VA-2022-VBA-0013.

DATES: The ANPRM published at 87 FR 23152 on April 19, 2022, is 
withdrawn as of January 20, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Trevayne and Stephanie Li, 
Assistant Directors, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, (202) 632-8862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a document published in the Federal 
Register on April 19, 2022, VA described delays associated with 
developing and implementing a tier ranking system (TRS) for servicers 
participating in the guaranteed home loan program, noted recent updates 
to the VA Loan Electronic Interface system, and requested public 
comment on potential issues, including time and cost, associated with 
implementing a TRS. 87 FR 23152. VA anticipated incorporating responses 
into a proposed rulemaking amending VA regulations at 38 Code of 
Federal Regulations 36.4318.
    VA is withdrawing the ANPRM because of ongoing assessments of 
agency needs, priorities, and objectives. VA appreciates the public 
comments submitted and continues to consider the best means of 
addressing some or all of the issues covered in the ANPRM. If, in the 
future, VA decides it is appropriate to issue regulations on this 
topic, VA will do so through a new notice of proposed rulemaking, 
subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 
U.S.C. 551, et seq.

Signing Authority

    Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on December 12, 2025 and authorized the undersigned to sign 
and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Nicole R. Cherry,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2026-01007 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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