Charlotte VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA, NC-SC

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Charlotte's 208 lenders originated 4,602 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $1,864,400,000, with an average VA loan value of $405,128.

Charlotte VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Charlotte averaged 0.42% for the week of 2025-06-20, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 0% for the same period.

Charlotte's average VA mortgage closing costs are $6,641.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-06-13) was 6.57% and one month ago for the week of 2025-05-16, the average rate was 6.73%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.92%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-06-20, the average rate was 0.13%.

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Charlotte VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Charlotte level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 539 6.37% $6,977
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 488 5.88% $9,838
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 333 6.06% $11,701
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 261 6.13% $10,634
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 249 6.25% $8,561
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 134 5.57% $9,546
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 132 5.77% $10,998
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 130 5.91% $4,738
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 98 5.82% $8,105
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 92 7.52% $13,214
American Security Mortgage Corp. 84 6.01% $9,836
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 80 5.21% $4,502
USAA Federal Savings Bank 73 6.14% $9,844
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 71 6.51% $9,021
NEWREZ LLC 71 6.00% $8,604
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 69 6.04% $4,571
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 61 6.24% $10,056
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 60 6.33% $6,481
NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. 58 5.93% $4,928
The Federal Savings Bank 55 6.18% $20,779
NBKC BANK 36 5.84% $6,086
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 35 5.74% $6,542
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 32 6.20% $17,380
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 31 6.30% $8,230
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 30 6.30% $8,906
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 29 6.09% $5,362
First Federal Bank 28 6.08% $8,008
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 26 6.38% $6,448
MATTAMY HOME FUNDING, LLC 24 5.72% $5,539
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 22 6.78% $5,003
Wells Fargo Bank 22 6.18% $8,406
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 21 5.80% $9,860
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 21 5.95% $10,306
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 21 6.30% $8,356
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 21 5.87% $9,224
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 19 5.97% $5,740
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 19 6.38% $12,466
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 18 6.34% $11,644
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 17 6.13% $10,235
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 17 6.21% $6,954
CLEARPATH LENDING 17 5.83% $8,237
Truist 16 6.16% $7,629
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 16 5.50% $4,244
SeaTrust Mortgage Company 15 6.19% $11,021
South Pacific Financial Corporation 15 5.78% $5,728
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 15 6.61% $13,666
INTERCOASTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 15 6.39% $6,204
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 15 6.83% $13,863
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 14 6.39% $9,905
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 14 6.16% $8,890
Alcova Mortgage LLC 14 6.04% $10,349
Flagstar Bank, FSB 14 5.93% $12,052
Towne Bank 13 6.23% $13,731
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 13 6.00% $19,685
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 11 6.11% $13,382
U.S. Bank 11 6.03% $8,063
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 11 5.82% $4,894
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 11 6.38% $9,252
Plains Commerce Bank 11 6.14% $8,028
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 11 6.29% $16,853
Ameris Bank 10 6.23% $7,828
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 10 6.06% $5,583
South State Bank 10 5.94% $7,307
PULTE MORTGAGE LLC 10 6.18% $4,506
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 10 6.27% $11,551
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.51% $11,492
TBI MORTGAGE COMPANY 9 5.83% $6,388
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 9 6.49% $6,622
Armed Forces Bank 9 6.13% $6,286
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 9 6.15% $5,429
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 9 6.10% $8,752
KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC 8 6.03% $11,234
JMAC LENDING, INC. 8 6.25% $14,112
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 7 5.66% $15,787
JET HOMELOANS, LLC 7 6.14% $11,422
JPMorgan Chase Bank 7 6.28% $6,800
First Heritage Mortgage, LLC 7 6.34% $12,830
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 7 6.14% $8,880
BAY EQUITY LLC 7 6.03% $9,643
Magnolia Bank 7 5.89% $19,721
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC 6 6.31% $10,619
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 6 6.23% $9,259
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 6 6.44% $4,021
Northpointe Bank 6 6.17% $6,755
NFM, INC. 6 6.23% $8,318
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 6 6.15% $10,464
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 6 5.75% $11,465
The Loan Store, Inc. 6 5.98% $7,442
Pinnacle Bank 6 6.15% $4,749
M/I FINANCIAL, LLC 6 5.42% $23,123
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 6 6.02% $12,469
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 6 6.19% $20,639
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 5 5.95% $12,247
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 5 5.24% $5,623
First National Bank of Pennsylvania 5 6.20% $16,106
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 5 6.37% $12,032
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 5 5.88% $2,254
PREMIER LENDING, INC. 5 6.25% $8,825
RESOURCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 5 6.58% $8,478
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 5 6.35% $8,084
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 4 6.00% $23,025
RAPID MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 6.84% $9,942
Credence Funding Corporation 4 5.72% $6,609
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 4 5.84% $7,263
Ixonia Bank 4 5.97% $17,364
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 4 6.18% $10,584
LEGEND LENDING CORPORATION 4 7.06% $13,374
MILEND, INC. 4 6.37% $22,765
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 6.63% $9,031
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 4 5.88% $8,813
Texana Bank 4 6.66% $10,015
Strong Home Mortgage, LLC 4 5.84% $4,428
Shea Mortgage Inc. 4 6.13% $352
Renasant Bank 4 6.63% $8,749
FIRST HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.42% $5,559
C & F Mortgage Corporation 3 6.54% $7,169
LOANPAL, LLC 3 5.96% $18,064
Integrity Home Mortgage Corp 3 6.42% $5,354
Uwharrie Bank 3 6.33% $8,831
Fifth Third Bank 3 6.29% $6,161
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 3 6.54% $6,396
ON Q FINANCIAL, INC. 3 6.71% $5,206
Fulton Bank 3 5.88% $9,592
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 3 6.96% $7,437
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 3 6.54% $9,239
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. 3 6.88% $7,573
Regions Bank 3 6.63% $5,482
Truliant Federal Credit Union 3 6.33% $7,696
LADERA LENDING, INC. 3 5.92% $4,644
Gateway First Bank 2 6.50% $3,474
LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 5.38% $6,211
GoPrime Mortgage, Inc. 2 6.81% $5,952
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 7.25% $14,294
First Horizon Bank 2 6.13% $6,308
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.25% $15,631
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 2 5.94% $4,523
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 2 7.13% $12,864
Encompass Lending Group, LP 2 6.50% $10,484
DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLC 2 6.69% $8,383
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 2 5.94% $12,689
Residential Mortgage Solutions, Inc. 2 6.38% $6,904
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 2 6.00% $8,161
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 5.81% $14,378
BANKSOUTH MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC 2 6.44% $11,061
The Central Trust Bank 2 6.31% $4,740
Bank of England 2 5.88% $5,115
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 2 6.69% $6,635
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. 2 5.75% $2,957
INTERLINC MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 2 6.75% $8,613
POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP. 1 7.25% $21,673
ALLEGACY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.13% $14,849
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.50% $2,561
Presidential Bank, FSB 1 6.25% $8,796
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.63% $4,056
CityWorth Mortgage LLC 1 6.25% $6,052
1st National Bank 1 6.13% $5,353
City National Bank of Florida 1 6.63% $13,896
City Lending Inc. 1 7.38% $23,371
RADIUS FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 1 6.75% $7,335
NEW FED MORTGAGE, CORP. 1 6.75% $3,776
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.25% $5,259
Citizens Bank 1 5.38% $7,908
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.99% $10,438
Goldwater Bank, N.A. 1 6.75% $28,501
ACOPIA, LLC 1 6.12% $9,022
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.25% $12,189
M&T Bank 1 6.63% $7,730
SENTE MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $13,797
First Option Mortgage, LLC 1 6.13% $2,862
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 1 6.25% $9,678
SOUTHEAST MORTGAGE OF GEORGIA, INC. 1 7.75% $794
SOUTHERN TRUST MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.63% $3,386
GSF Mortgage Corporation 1 6.63% $33,163
SOUTHPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.25% $7,943
CAPITAL CENTER, L.L.C. 1 6.50% $6,012
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.75% $16,329
First State Bank of St. Charles, Missouri 1 6.13% $6,412
1ST SIGNATURE LENDING, LLC 1 6.50% $8,097
Summit Mortgage Corporation 1 7.25% $7,378
Sunflower Bank 1 5.99% $8,332
BAYSHORE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC 1 5.25% $5,001
Franklin Loan Corporation 1 6.25% $16,273
HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP. 1 6.13% $17,266
MORTGAGE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC 1 6.75% $33,914
Victorian Finance, LLC 1 7.25% $575
JAMS-01, INC. 1 5.75% $4,599
Bank of America 1 6.13% $13,278
Mortgage Assurance Inc. 1 6.75% $23,222
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.25% $20,906
TOTAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 1 6.63% $15,758
Atlantic Union Bank 1 6.25% $1,159
MLB RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC 1 5.75% $2,519
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. 1 6.63% $10,330
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 1 6.75% $1,481
MDE Home Loans, LLC 1 6.50% $25,885
Fidelity Bank 1 7.13% $18,582
NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC. 1 5.75% $20,106
OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.63% $22,187
Paramount Bank 1 6.13% $9,149
United Bank 1 6.49% $2,894
FIDELITY DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.13% $17,848
United Community Bank 1 6.13% $3,777
Peoples Bank 1 6.25% $3,405
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 4.88% $7,734
AMERITRUST MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.00% $5,827
FIRST ALLIANCE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $4,579
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 1 5.88% $19,874
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.75% $8,264

The top Charlotte VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 539 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,977, which is $2,861 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Charlotte VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. ($4,244), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($4,502), PULTE MORTGAGE LLC ($4,506), EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC ($4,571) and NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ($4,738).

The lowest rate Charlotte VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.21%), INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. (5.50%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.57%), MATTAMY HOME FUNDING, LLC (5.72%) and LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC (5.74%).

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.