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B-178454 1 (1973-06-19)

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                 COMPTROLLER GENERAL Or THE UNITED STATES
                           WASNIsZWrN. D.C. fSO31W


 eLI-7M'44                                   June 19. 1973



 'raJs .1  Perry
 Authorized CertifyLng O fcar
 tonneille Powr A    tnistwation
 United states De  tment of the Interin
 1. 0. ox 3621
 Portland, Oregon 97208

 Dear, )I Perry#

     We refer to your letter of April 12 1973, requesting the opinion
of this Office at to the propriety of reimbursing Kr. Emnd K. Savoie
4115 paid by hlt and characterized as a loan service fee itaident to
the purhas of residence in Decembr of 1972 at his new duty station,
Fortt) an,Oregon@

     The loan in connection with which the sevice ee vas charged was
dto Hr. Savoie Ly the Departrent of Veterans Affairs of the State
of Orego.. The Disclosure Statemant prepared by the Departmut chars
acteriass the O11.5 service fee as a prepaid finane chargc. You
quot frm a publication issued by that Department entitled Oregon
Veterans Far sad Hob   Loans which  plaina that the servire fee
covers the rost of appraisal and other costs of closing the loan and is
Uesed *a the type and location of the property and the amont of tbe
loan,

     You request to be advised whethev the loan serice fee Is a reizo
bursable expense or whethar it is a finame charge for which reimburser
meut is expressly precluded by subuection 4.2d of Office of K agemnt
and Budget Circular 14o. A56, which, as in effect at the date of the
transction here inrolved end presently providosu

              * * * Notwithstanding the above, so fee, cost,
          charge, or expense Is reinbursable which Is deter-
          mined to be a part of the finance charge under the
          Truth En Lending Mt Title 1, Public Law 90-321,
          nd Rgulation Z Issued pursuat thereto by the
          board of Governorea fthe VFeral Reserve Systea.
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