The VA Regional Loan Centers listed below have issued new information bulletins concerning expenses for preservation of security.

Roanoke Regional Office: Loan Guaranty Information Letter 26-03-06, rescinding 26-02-16
This letter includes increased allowables for the securing and removal of swimming pools. All changes appear in red type in the attached Word documents. To view the new letter itself, please visit http://www.vba-roanoke.com/rlc/forms/lgl26_03_06.PDF

Atlanta Regional Office: Loan Guaranty Bulletin 263-03-14, rescinding 263-02-16
This letter includes an increase in the allowable for boarding windows, from $25.00 per opening to $28.00 per opening, and changes to the dimensions defining pool sizes for reimbursement of securing costs. Also, the allowable for installation of a removable pool cover does not appear in this letter. To view the new letter itself, please visit http://www.vba.va.gov/ro/atlanta/rlc/Releases/263-03-14.htm

Please expect additional updates over the next month or so, as the other regional offices also update their letters.