Have any veterans had loan officers that have persuaded them not to use their VA Loan? What was their reasoning?

While my current home is financed with a VA loan, the first home I purchased was through an FHA loan. I don't know about now, but at the time no lenders would touch me with my 610 credit rating for a VA loan. Most wanted a 640 or higher and in our situation, we couldn't wait on improving the score at the time. I had no problem getting the FHA loan with that score, however.

Credit isn't an issue anymore, but now I assist veterans for a living. As I have my veterans come to me now, I first tell them to see if their current bank will do a VA loan and if not, I provide a list of local lenders who will. If they are in the same situation I was in back then and they don't qualify once they have tried, I normally direct them to the USDA direct home loan program first, because every city/village in our county qualifies as rural and they have great rates. I haven't had any complaints so far.

The loan provider did not process VA loans. They said they took too long and required too much paperwork. I walked away from the lender.

Hi Bill,
This is a bit outdated now but here are some people here who had similar experiences:
https://www.rallypoint.com/status-updates/has-anyone-here-been-talked-out-of-using-their-va-loan-benefit-by-a-realtor-or-loan-officer