Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act
The Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act (SSCRA), passed in 1918 and reenacted 1940, was created to provide legal protections to military members. In 2003, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was signed into federal law in order to …
View moreSCRA Protections for Foreign Service – Car Leases and Phone Contracts
President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law which, at Section 6207, extended to certain members of the Foreign Service some protections found in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Members of the Foreign Service are …
View moreNew Rules for Lenders & Property Managers
As a lender or property manager, you may be aware of the provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, but COVID-19 has had an impact on some of these provisions, as it has had on most parts of the world’s …
View moreIs Service In the Space Force covered under the SCRA?
The answer is probably “yes”, but it appears that both Congress and DMDC might need to do some clean up.
The SCRA, at 50 USC §3911(1) defines a “servicemember” as a member of the “uniformed services” as defined in 10 …
View moreThe Mortgage Industry – Reviewing Compliance With The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
In these days of peaks and troughs of the lending cycle, prudent mortgage professionals are keeping a close eye on compliance. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ranks high in list of regulatory requirements with some of the most severe consequences …
View moreMilitary Service Numbers
When you’re searching for information about military personnel, you may try to find their military service number as a means to discover the information you are looking for. However, using this service number will only work for older veterans. That’s …
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