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B-181037 1 (1974-07-16)

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                             THE   COMPTROLLER GENEAL
 [mCISIOs10rv                OF   THE    UNITED STATEt
                              WASHINGTON. D. C. 20548




 FILE: 3-181037                     DATE:     JUL 16 1274

 MATTER OF:Relocation expenses


 DIGEST:  Although employee was required to pay loan service
          charge, which included counseling, loan processing
          and closing fees and mileave exncnse, incicent to
          purcnase o: resiaence in connection with transfer,
          he may not be reimbursed such expenses since loan
          processinq fees are within caterorv of finance char,'e
          under Truth in Lending Act, Title I, Public Law 90-321,
          and Regulation Z issued Pursuant thereto by the Board
          of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and there-
          fore are not reimbursable under section 4.2d of Office
          of Management and 3udgot Circular .o. A-36, Revised,
          August 17, 1971.

     This action is taken nursuant to a reauest by a certifying
officer as to the propriety of certifying for payment a voucher
in the amount of $125 representing certain relocation expenses
incurred by M1ir. Lloyd B. Scheide, an emoloyee of the United States
Department of Agriculture, at St. Paul, Minnesota.

     Incident to a transfer of station to St. Paul MIr. Scheide
reclaims the following real estate expenses in connection with the
purchase of a home at his new duty station which were disallowed
on his travel voucher ot October 10, 1972:

             Counseling fees               $10.00

             Mileage expense                15.00

             Loan processing fee            50.00

             Loan closing fee               50.00

     The above items were paid to the Minnesota Federal Savings as
part of a service fee for the processing of a loan. Section 4.2d
of Office of Management and Budqet Circular No. A-56, Revised,
August 17, 1971 (now 2-6.2d of FPR 101-7, May 1, 1973), states
in part as follows:

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