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Montana receives $0 in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Big Sky Times | Apr 1, 2023

The VA issued zero Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Montana during the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 364 home purchase loans in Montana in Q1 2023

By Big Sky Times | Apr 1, 2023

There were 364 VA home purchase loans issued in Montana in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023 totaling $137.2 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

VA provides 19.1% fewer home purchase loans in Montana in Q1 2023

By Big Sky Times | Apr 1, 2023

There were 364 VA home purchases in Montana in the first quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2023, totaling $137.2 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Q1 2023: Montana's combined tax revenues down 13.5% since Q4 2022

By Big Sky Times | Apr 1, 2023

Montana collected $964 million in total tax revenues during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

91 people die after taking the COVID-19 vaccine in Montana

By Big Sky Times | Apr 1, 2023

Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 91 deaths being in Montana, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.