26-1833

Advice Regarding Indebtedness of Obligors on Guaranteed or Insured Loans

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VA
Revision
February 2000
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56
Pages
1
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VA form page
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October 20, 2026
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VA Form 26-1833: Advice Regarding Indebtedness of Obligors on Guaranteed or Insured Loans

VA Form 26-1833 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Advice Regarding Indebtedness of Obligors on Guaranteed or Insured Loans. It is a one-page VA form addressed to Finance. It identifies a guaranteed or insured loan and its obligors, works out the amount of the obligors' liability from the claim paid, and records any deficiency judgment after a foreclosure sale or other termination action.

Its only signature line is for a Loan Guaranty Officer or designee, in Item 23B. It has no signature line for the Veteran or a co-obligor, and it prints no instructions, OMB control number, Privacy Act notice or mailing address. VA's form page lists it under housing assistance with a form revision date of February 2000.

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Top of page 1 of VA Form 26-1833: Advice Regarding Indebtedness of Obligors on Guaranteed or Insured Loans, as printed by VA

What's on VA Form 26-1833

Items 1 to 11: loan and obligors

Name of the Veteran or Veterans, the 12-digit VA loan number, date of loan, date of birth, service serial number, C-file number, the Veteran's and property addresses, the foreclosure or termination date, and the co-obligor's name and address.

Section I: amount of liability

Item 12 claim paid, Item 13 credits to the Veteran's liability account such as items under 38 CFR 36.4276 or 36.4313, taxes and insurance refunds, Item 14 charges, and Item 15 amount of liability of obligors.

Section II: legal basis and extent

For the Veteran, co-obligor and others, the name, Social Security or taxpayer ID number, liability or release type, and any indemnity (I) and subrogation (S) amounts that differ from Item 15.

Section III: deficiency judgment

Amount and date of judgment, whether it was assigned to VA and the date assigned, recording or filing data, and the type of foreclosure: Type 0 (nonjudicial or no foreclosure) or Type 1 (judicial foreclosure).

Item 23: date and signature

The date and the signature of the Loan Guaranty Officer or designee.

How VA Form 26-1833 is completed

  1. 1

    Fill in the routing lines

    Complete the TO Finance and FROM lines at the top of the form.

  2. 2

    Identify the loan

    Enter the Veteran, loan, property and co-obligor details in Items 1 to 11. If there is more than one co-obligor, the form says to show them in Section III.

  3. 3

    Compute the liability

    Start from the claim paid in Item 12, subtract any credits in Item 13, add any charges in Item 14 and enter the amount of liability of obligors in Item 15.

  4. 4

    List each obligor

    In Section II, give each obligor's liability or release type. If a deficiency judgment is described in Section III, the form says to check the box in Item 16D for each obligor subject to collection under it.

  5. 5

    Record any judgment and sign

    Complete Items 17 to 22 for a deficiency judgment and the type of foreclosure, then date and sign Items 23A and 23B.

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Routing and edition

Routing

The form is addressed TO Finance, FROM the sending office. It prints no mailing address.

No public instructions

The PDF has no instructions, OMB control number or Privacy Act notice.

Edition

The February 2000 edition supersedes the January 1998 edition, which will not be used. VA's form page lists the same February 2000 revision date.

Who uses VA Form 26-1833?

  • VA Loan Guaranty Officers

    Item 23B is the signature of the Loan Guaranty Officer or designee, with the date in Item 23A. It is the only signature line on the form.

  • Finance, the addressee

    The heading reads TO Finance, with a FROM line for the sending office.

  • Veterans named as obligors

    Items 1 to 9 identify the Veteran, the VA loan number, the property and the date of foreclosure sale or other termination action. There is no place on the form for the Veteran to sign.

  • Co-obligors and other obligors

    Items 10 and 11 name a co-obligor, and Section II lists each obligor with a Social Security or taxpayer ID number and a liability or release type.

  • Not an application

    The form has no applicant section, instructions or certification for a borrower. VA's form page offers it as a downloadable PDF.

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Questions about Form 26-1833

Who completes VA Form 26-1833?

The form's only signature line, Item 23B, is for the Loan Guaranty Officer or designee. It is addressed TO Finance and has no signature line for the Veteran or co-obligor.

What does Section I calculate?

The amount of liability of obligors: the claim paid in Item 12, minus any credits in Item 13, plus any charges in Item 14, giving the amount in Item 15.

What do I and S mean in Item 16D?

Item 16D records indemnity (I) and/or subrogation (S) amounts for an obligor when they differ from the amount in Item 15.

Which foreclosure types does the form list?

Item 22 lists Foreclosure Type 0 (nonjudicial or no foreclosure) and Foreclosure Type 1 (judicial foreclosure).

Which edition is current?

VA's form page lists a form revision date of February 2000, matching the FEB 2000 edition printed on the PDF. It supersedes the January 1998 edition.