B-211304: Jul 12, 1983

GAO was asked to determine whether a claim for reimbursement of a loan origination fee paid by the claimant in connection with the purchase of a residence should have been paid. GAO held that an employee may be reimbursed the loan origination fee he incurred, incident to purchasing a house at his new duty station, since Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) specifically authorize reimbursement of such...

B-211304: Jul 12, 1983

THE REVISED REGULATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION IN 5 U.S.C. 5724AA)(4) (1976). WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THIS OFFICE. 1983: THIS DECISION IS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR AN ADVANCE DECISION SUBMITTED BY MR. KIGERL WAS AUTHORIZED REIMBURSEMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH HIS TRANSFER FROM ALBANY. WHICH WAS REVISED IN OCTOBER 1982. IN WHICH WE HELD THAT A LUMP-SUM LOAN ORI...