JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. –
Retirees: Keep Your Home Address Up-to-Date
With Direct Deposit, many retirees/annuitants forget about changing their addresses with Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) when they physically move because they do not change banks. What they fail to realize is even though their check is not mailed to their physical address, DFAS and other organizations use that correspondence address file to mail important information such as retiree account statements, 1099R tax forms, Tricare, and other important documents.
If you ever need to change your address, here is all you need to know:
Air Force retired members and Survivor Benefit Plan annuitants should call DFAS at 800-321-1080 to change their correspondence address. Those with a myPay account can make the changes online. The fax number is 800-469-6559 for retirees, and 800-982-8459 for annuitants. The address is DFAS, US Military Retirement Pay, PO Box 7130, London, KY 40742-7130 for retired members; and DFAS, US Military Annuitant Pay, PO Box 7131, London, KY 40742-7131 for annuitants. ONLY survivors who do not receive SBP payments may change their address by writing to HQ AFPC/DPSIAR, 550 C Street West Ste 8, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4713.
Extracted from e-Afterburner. See www.retirees.af.mil for more information.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBERS
Defense Finance and Accounting Service: 800-321-1080
Casualty Assistance: 877-353-6807
Total Force Service Center: 800-525-0102
Veterans Affairs: 800-827-1000
ONLINE WEB LINKS
Air Force Retirees: http://www.retirees.af.mil
AF Wounded Warrior: http://www.woundedwarrior.af.mil
Veterans Affairs: http://www.va.gov
VA Home Loans Are Safe
Mortgage loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest rate for serious delinquency and foreclosures in the industry. The program makes home ownership more affordable for veterans, active duty servicemembers, and eligible surviving spouses by permitting low or no down-payment loans and by protecting lenders from loss if the borrower fails to repay the loan. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association National Delinquency Survey, VA's foreclosure rate for the last eight quarters and serious delinquency rate for the last five consecutive quarters have been the lowest of all measured loan types, even prime loans. Depending on the situation, VA's loan specialists can intervene on a veteran's behalf to help pursue home-retention options such as repayment plans, forbearances and loan modifications. When home retention is not an option, sometimes VA can help arrange a sale, or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, both of which are better options for veteran borrowers than foreclosure.
To obtain more information about the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program, veterans can call VA at 877-827-3702. Information can also be obtained at www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/veteran.asp. Extracted from VA web site. www.va.gov
The Retiree Activities Office is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may visit our office in room A-200A, 1535 Command Dr., call us at 301-981-2726 or e-mail us at rao@andrews.af.mil.
We recommend you call the office prior to visiting us to ensure someone is on duty. We have a Web site at http://www.andrews.af.mil click on ''Retirees" on the right side of the page. There you will find a wealth of information that is of interest to you.
Back copies of all "Retiree Activities Corner" articles are available on-line. Go to our Retirees webpage and follow the instructions under the heading "Newspaper Column."