Press desk

For reporters

One page for working journalists. The facts, quotes, and figures live on Evidence and Data & Methods. This page is contact, materials, and ground rules.

Contact

veteransforeclosurecrisis@gmail.com

A veteran- and family-led oversight project. Put “Press” in the subject line and your deadline in the first sentence.

Response expectation

We aim to respond to press inquiries within one business day. Same-day deadlines are met when possible, say so up front. Family witnesses and recorded testimony are available with consent and de-identification.

Downloads

The five audience briefs One to three pages each, print-ready, every figure sourced. They live on Take Action with the asks they support. Open → One-page brief Numbers, two problems, fiscal case, and the six asks condensed to three for one page, print-ready fact sheet. Open → First 72 Hours The family emergency checklist we point veterans to. Open → claims.csv Every claim → source, label, definition, limitation, date. Download CSV ↓ sources.csv The full source register: publisher, date, type, status, URL. Download CSV ↓ news.csv The dated record: hearings, actions, statements, press. Download CSV ↓

Start here

Evidence Every claim, source-linked, with label, definition, limitation, and date. Data & Methods Definitions, the source register, and how we label and verify. News & Record The dated, source-linked trail of everything that has happened. Rebuttal Index Pattern-level rebuttals of the recycled VA/servicer lines, each with rule text and citation.

Interview protocol & ground rules

01On-record scope. Project leads speak on the record about the cohort-level facts, the policy, and the record. Individual family details are on-record only with that family’s consent.
02The minor is never included. No minor child is named, shown, or made identifiable, full firewall policy →
03No case-specific comment during active litigation. We link only what is already public and publish no case, court, or file numbers, full firewall policy →

We publish corrections at /corrections, hold us to it.

Background reading

NPR’s multi-year investigation, the VA killed a home-loan program, Apr 2, 2026 ↗; the original COVID-forbearance bait-and-switch, Feb 2024 ↗; and the reporter call-out for affected veterans ↗. On the aftermath, Shelterforce: what HUD’s new homeless policy looks like on the ground ↗. Quotes on the record and family voices live on Evidence.

AFFECTED VETERANS & FAMILIES

Share your experience with NPR

NPR’s public questionnaire invites affected VA borrowers and families to share their experiences for its reporting.

Open NPR’s questionnaire → · Public source

External reporting intake. VFC does not control NPR’s questionnaire or what NPR publishes from responses.