Use the applicable regional loan center. A COE is not lender approval.
Your regional loan center, as listed on the last page of the official form
VA Form 26-1880 — Request a home-loan Certificate of Eligibility
Request a home-loan Certificate of Eligibility based on your service. The certificate is separate from the lender’s loan decision.
Use the current official form
Revision: December 2025.
Only the methods summarized here were separately checked. Read the official PDF and program instructions for all methods, exceptions and required documents.
Submission instructions
Through lender
Ask whether the lender can obtain your COE through Web LGY.
Your participating lender