VA Form 29-0543: Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Inquiry

VA Form 29-0543 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Inquiry. It is a two-page letter and questionnaire from the VA Insurance Center. The letter is addressed to a person whose mortgage, VA's records show, is insured under the Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) program, and asks whether there have been any recent changes in the status of the mortgage.

The letter says VMLI coverage is automatically terminated when the mortgage is paid in full or when title to the property secured by the mortgage is no longer in the insured's name. It asks the reader to answer the questions on the reverse, sign and date the form and return it. The second page shows the property, mortgage holder and loan account number from VA records, then asks about moves, sales, payoffs, refinancing, second mortgages and shared title. You can fill out the PDF free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of VA Form 29-0543: Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Inquiry, as printed by VA

What's on VA Form 29-0543

Page 1: the cover letter

A letter from the VA Insurance Center explaining the inquiry and stating when VMLI coverage is automatically terminated.

Claim number and VA records

The claim number, which starts with C-, and the address of the mortgaged property, the name of the mortgage holder and the mortgage loan account number as shown in VA records.

Items 1A and 1B: corrections

The name of the current mortgage holder and the current account number, if the details shown are incorrect.

Items 2 to 6: mortgage status

Yes or no questions with a date for each yes: moved from the property, sold it, paid off the mortgage, refinanced it or added a second mortgage.

Items 7 and 8: title and address

Whether title to the property is shared with anyone other than a spouse, and with whom, and a current address if it differs from the one the letter was sent to.

Items 9 to 11: signature

Signature in ink, a daytime telephone number and the date signed.

How to answer VA Form 29-0543

1
Read the letter
Page 1 explains the inquiry and asks you to answer the questions on the reverse.
2
Check the VA record details
Compare the property address, mortgage holder and account number shown. If the holder or account number is incorrect, enter the correct details in Items 1A and 1B.
3
Answer Items 2 to 7
Mark yes or no for each question and show the date of any action marked yes. If title is shared with someone other than a spouse, name them in Item 7B.
4
Update the address if needed
Item 8 asks for your current address if it is different from the address the letter was sent to.
5
Sign, date and return it
Sign Item 9 in ink, add a daytime phone number and the date, and return the form to the VA Insurance Center.

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Where to send it

Return address

The letter comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Insurance Center, PO Box 5209, Janesville, WI 53547-5209, and asks the reader to return the form.

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The form prints no upload website or online option, and VA's page gives none for this form.

Edition

The December 2024 edition supersedes the December 2021 edition, which will not be used. It carries OMB Control No. 2900-0501, which expires 12/31/2027, and an estimated burden of 5 minutes.

Who completes VA Form 29-0543?

People with VMLI coverage
The letter is addressed to a person whose home mortgage is insured under VMLI, and asks them to answer the questions, sign and date the form and return it.
The VA Insurance Center
The letter comes from the Insurance Center in Janesville, Wisconsin, and is signed by the Chief, Insurance Claims Division.
Anyone correcting VA's records
If the mortgage holder name or account number shown from VA records is incorrect, the form asks for the correct details in Items 1A and 1B.
The signer
Item 9 is labeled Signature of Mortgage Holder and is signed in ink, with a daytime telephone number in Item 10 and the date in Item 11.

The form is a letter the VA Insurance Center sends, with a questionnaire to return.

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Official VA form page
The agency’s own page for Form 29-0543.
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Questions about Form 29-0543

What is VA Form 29-0543?

It is a letter and questionnaire from the VA Insurance Center asking whether there have been any recent changes in the status of a mortgage insured under the Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) program.

When does VMLI coverage end?

The letter says VMLI coverage is automatically terminated when the mortgage is paid in full or when title to the property secured by the mortgage is no longer in your name.

What if the mortgage holder shown is wrong?

The form asks for the name of the current mortgage holder in Item 1A and the current account number in Item 1B if the details shown are incorrect.

Do I need to give dates?

For any yes answer in Items 2 through 6, the form asks for the date of that action in the space provided.

Where do I return VA Form 29-0543?

The letter comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Insurance Center, PO Box 5209, Janesville, WI 53547-5209.

VA Form 29-0543: Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance Inquiry