Most refinances cost more in effort than they return in savings, which is why so many borrowers sit on a rate they could beat. The IRRRL was designed to remove that friction for veterans who already hold a VA loan. The card is direct about it: a simple, fast refinance process, with no appraisal or income verification needed in most cases.
The published terms are fixed, up to 100% LTV, loans to $4,000,000 and unlimited LTV options listed as a benefit. Verification is described as minimal documentation, and the transaction is a rate and term refinance, which is the whole point: this instrument exists to lower the rate and the payment, not to pull equity out. A veteran who needs cash out uses VA Elite instead.
The property line is broader than most people expect. It reads primary, 2nd and investment, covering SFH, condos and PUDs. The one requirement that gates everything is the first line of the card: the borrower must already have a VA loan. Without that, the entry point is VA Elite for a fixed rate or the VA 3/1 and 5/1 ARM for a shorter hold.
Terms, requirements and benefits on this page are printed exactly as Loan Goat publishes them.