Hearing: Oversight: Kitchen Table Issues: Lowering Costs for Veteran Families Through the VA Home Loan Program

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Thursday, March 26, 2026 (3:00 PM)

Meeting was rescheduled to the time and date listed above.
360 CHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Patrick Zondervan
Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM

Mr. Terry Rouch
Assistant Director for Loan Policy and Valuation, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM

Panel two

Mr. Owen Lee
Co-Owner & Chief Executive Officer, 2026 MBA Chair-Elect, Mortgage Bankers Association

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM

Mr. Kurt Thompson
Owner & Broker of RE/MAX, Executive Committee Member, National Association of Realtors

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 09:49 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 09:49 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/25/2026 at 09:49 AM

Ms. Alys Cohen
Director of Federal Housing Advocacy, National Consumer Law Center

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement for the Record: Auction.com [PDF] Added 03/26/2026 at 10:45 AM
  • Statement for the Record: National Association of Mortgage Brokers [PDF] Added 03/26/2026 at 10:59 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 03/24/2026 at 02:26 PM

First Published: March 19, 2026 at 09:31 AM
Last Updated: March 26, 2026 at 10:59 AM