Little Rock VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

LITTLE ROCK-NORTH LITTLE ROCK-CONWAY, AR

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.

Little Rock's 134 lenders originated 2,092 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $594,980,000, with an average VA loan value of $284,407.

Little Rock VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Little Rock averaged 6.21% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.06% for the same period.

Little Rock's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,386.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.73% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.41%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.61%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.17%.

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Little Rock 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 Little Rock level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 347 6.45% $4,810
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 131 5.83% $6,927
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 107 6.11% $9,311
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 86 6.16% $7,008
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. 72 6.59% $8,447
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 62 5.73% $7,559
Eagle Bank and Trust Company 60 6.20% $6,932
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 57 5.91% $4,701
EUSTIS AND AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY 57 6.54% $7,811
USAA Federal Savings Bank 57 6.35% $6,572
SENTE MORTGAGE, INC. 50 6.68% $8,761
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 44 7.34% $9,633
Chambers Bank 39 6.13% $7,918
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 37 6.21% $8,568
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 35 5.79% $6,561
Arvest Bank 32 6.33% $3,676
Bank of England 27 6.45% $6,370
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 25 7.07% $3,331
First Horizon Bank 25 6.16% $6,331
The Federal Savings Bank 25 6.33% $14,159
BANK OF LITTLE ROCK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 24 6.28% $3,505
ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union 23 6.44% $5,196
Centennial Bank 21 6.36% $8,289
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 21 6.28% $4,671
NEWREZ LLC 20 6.11% $5,439
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 17 6.41% $6,942
NBKC BANK 17 5.98% $6,268
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 16 5.79% $9,871
MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 15 6.62% $10,842
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 14 6.97% $4,799
First Community Bank 14 6.07% $10,533
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 14 6.46% $7,787
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 14 5.87% $5,471
ENCORE BANK 13 6.17% $4,155
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 12 6.60% $10,259
CLEARPATH LENDING 12 5.67% $6,068
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 12 6.94% $7,898
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 12 6.61% $9,298
Regions Bank 10 6.10% $6,849
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 9 6.50% $10,507
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 9 6.40% $9,190
Armed Forces Bank 9 6.10% $9,052
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.29% $5,147
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.47% $5,885
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 9 5.89% $8,703
Simmons Bank 8 6.56% $4,048
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 8 6.45% $15,037
U.S. Bank 8 6.33% $8,644
PILGRIM MORTGAGE LLC 8 6.72% $5,790
LOANPAL, LLC 7 5.68% $10,428
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 7 6.18% $15,686
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 6 6.52% $8,496
Magnolia Bank 6 6.08% $17,500
First Security Bank 5 5.90% $4,889
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. 5 6.43% $5,606
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 5 6.38% $5,025
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 5 5.63% $5,491
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 5 6.02% $5,412
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.63% $3,545
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 4 5.75% $7,401
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 4 6.88% $11,669
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.44% $16,233
JPMorgan Chase Bank 3 5.96% $3,968
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 3 6.25% $4,652
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.50% $6,148
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 3 5.91% $7,543
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 3 5.92% $3,314
Texana Bank 3 6.58% $14,233
Bank OZK 3 6.25% $6,159
First Federal Bank 3 5.88% $3,612
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 3 6.42% $5,613
ASSOCIATED MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.46% $4,293
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 3 6.75% $8,343
CITY FIRST MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C. 2 7.06% $5,677
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 2 5.50% $3,502
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 6.44% $9,839
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 2 7.38% $4,093
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.44% $3,149
First Financial Bank 2 6.25% $5,284
Flagstar Bank, FSB 2 5.38% $1,544
GMFS LLC 2 6.44% $2,546
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.38% $1,203
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc. 2 5.68% $3,128
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 2 6.44% $9,975
Bank of America 2 5.44% $3,211
Wells Fargo Bank 2 6.19% $7,600
NFM, INC. 2 6.38% $16,447
PINE BLUFF COTTON BELT Federal Credit Union 2 6.50% $2,495
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 2 7.00% $6,494
Renasant Bank 2 6.00% $4,836
Service Federal Credit Union 2 5.88% $2,702
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.69% $8,201
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 2 5.75% $14,289
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 2 6.00% $7,658
BancorpSouth 1 7.00% $3,240
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.25% $750
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.25% $5,164
Presidential Bank, FSB 1 6.63% $10,150
Access Bank 1 6.13% $4,704
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 1 5.50% $1,542
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 6.49% $10,204
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. 1 5.50% $694
Great Southern Bank 1 5.25% $6,690
Goldwater Bank, N.A. 1 7.63% $42,461
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 1 7.25% $3,752
SeaTrust Mortgage Company 1 6.50% $4,682
Gateway First Bank 1 6.75% $3,440
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 5.25% $6,175
Servion, Inc. 1 5.75% $6,052
Bell Bank 1 6.25% $12,540
Firstar Bank 1 5.75% $8,844
SIRVA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.00% $4,273
SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LP 1 7.75% $8,414
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 5.88% $13,461
Stride Bank 1 6.50% $9,130
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.00% $12,488
Sunflower Bank 1 6.49% $13,955
Evolve Bank & Trust 1 7.13% $1,751
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 1 6.63% $229
ENDEAVOR CAPITAL, LLC. 1 6.75% $10,308
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 1 6.25% $6,029
The Central Trust Bank 1 5.25% $3,991
AMERICAN PORTFOLIO MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.63% $17,531
The Loan Store, Inc. 1 5.63% $5,971
THE MORTGAGE LINK, INC. 1 5.75% $32,000
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.75% $5,375
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.13% $240
Ameris Bank 1 6.25% $2,935
NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC. 1 5.25% $7,930
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 4.99% $5,452
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.75% $4,178
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.25% $8,187
Pinnacle Bank 1 6.25% $3,071
Plains Commerce Bank 1 5.00% $7,235

The top Little Rock VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 347 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $4,810, which is $2,117 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Little Rock VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC ($3,331), BANK OF LITTLE ROCK MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($3,505), Arvest Bank ($3,676), ENCORE BANK ($4,155) and GUARANTEED RATE, INC. ($4,671).

The lowest rate Little Rock VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are CLEARPATH LENDING (5.67%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (5.73%), LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC (5.79%), VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE (5.79%) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (5.83%).


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Little Rock (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $175,450 (9.7%) $244,331 (12.8%) 0.65 3,008
2018-02-01 $179,900 (11.5%) $245,904 (12.3%) 0.65 2,995
2018-03-01 $181,700 (7.7%) $244,910 (9.0%) 0.64 3,030
2018-04-01 $186,000 (10.1%) $250,433 (10.7%) 0.63 3,070
2018-05-01 $189,500 (11.5%) $257,160 (11.5%) 0.63 3,231
2018-06-01 $189,900 (10.1%) $258,132 (9.6%) 0.63 3,319
2018-07-01 $189,700 (8.5%) $254,723 (7.6%) 0.63 3,423
2018-08-01 $189,900 (9.0%) $251,638 (6.7%) 0.64 3,470
2018-09-01 $189,000 (8.1%) $251,963 (6.9%) 0.64 3,531
2018-10-01 $189,900 (9.1%) $251,671 (7.2%) 0.64 3,643
2018-11-01 $189,650 (8.7%) $251,164 (6.4%) 0.64 3,468
2018-12-01 $188,800 (8.0%) $250,193 (4.1%) 0.65 3,354
2019-01-01 $185,000 (5.4%) $248,244 (1.6%) 0.64 3,215
2019-02-01 $188,000 (4.5%) $251,454 (2.3%) 0.64 3,136
2019-03-01 $194,186 (6.9%) $258,802 (5.7%) 0.64 3,091
2019-04-01 $199,925 (7.5%) $267,098 (6.7%) 0.63 3,061
2019-05-01 $202,250 (6.7%) $272,629 (6.0%) 0.63 3,053
2019-06-01 $205,000 (8.0%) $275,660 (6.8%) 0.64 3,048
2019-07-01 $206,200 (8.7%) $276,153 (8.4%) 0.65 2,993
2019-08-01 $207,882 (9.5%) $278,099 (10.5%) 0.66 2,952
2019-09-01 $208,455 (10.3%) $277,606 (10.2%) 0.67 2,891
2019-10-01 $209,400 (10.3%) $277,420 (10.2%) 0.68 2,841
2019-11-01 $205,000 (8.1%) $274,018 (9.1%) 0.67 2,764
2019-12-01 $204,050 (8.1%) $276,534 (10.5%) 0.68 2,604
2020-01-01 $200,800 (8.5%) $276,590 (11.4%) 0.67 2,410
2020-02-01 $210,000 (11.7%) $281,136 (11.8%) 0.69 2,318
2020-03-01 $219,750 (13.2%) $285,053 (10.1%) 0.69 2,311
2020-04-01 $219,375 (9.7%) $283,611 (6.2%) 0.69 2,280
2020-05-01 $232,950 (15.2%) $295,003 (8.2%) 0.71 2,021
2020-06-01 $239,450 (16.8%) $304,680 (10.5%) 0.71 1,858
2020-07-01 $244,000 (18.3%) $311,652 (12.9%) 0.71 1,758
2020-08-01 $245,000 (17.9%) $319,702 (15.0%) 0.70 1,615
2020-09-01 $240,575 (15.4%) $320,572 (15.5%) 0.69 1,483
2020-10-01 $244,500 (16.8%) $329,144 (18.6%) 0.70 1,425
2020-11-01 $240,825 (17.5%) $329,422 (20.2%) 0.70 1,338
2020-12-01 $239,450 (17.4%) $330,942 (19.7%) 0.71 1,209
2021-01-01 $230,000 (14.5%) $331,857 (20.0%) 0.69 994
2021-02-01 $244,950 (16.6%) $335,257 (19.3%) 0.71 849
2021-03-01 $250,500 (14.0%) $341,285 (19.7%) 0.71 794
2021-04-01 $248,950 (13.5%) $342,620 (20.8%) 0.67 764
2021-05-01 $239,000 (2.6%) $334,487 (13.4%) 0.63 746
2021-06-01 $235,000 (-1.9%) $330,199 (8.4%) 0.62 819
2021-07-01 $245,000 (0.4%) $332,199 (6.6%) 0.65 989
2021-08-01 $249,450 (1.8%) $332,586 (4.0%) 0.67 1,081
2021-09-01 $249,450 (3.7%) $330,521 (3.1%) 0.67 1,089
2021-10-01 $249,000 (1.8%) $327,830 (-0.4%) 0.66 1,001
2021-11-01 $232,950 (-3.3%) $314,662 (-4.5%) 0.62 973
2021-12-01 $236,725 (-1.1%) $318,918 (-3.6%) 0.64 869
2022-01-01 $238,900 (3.9%) $317,773 (-4.2%) 0.65 773
2022-02-01 $241,925 (-1.2%) $334,272 (-0.3%) 0.63 668
2022-03-01 $251,575 (0.4%) $363,892 (6.6%) 0.63 692
2022-04-01 $285,000 (14.5%) $371,117 (8.3%) 0.68 713
2022-05-01 $289,900 (21.3%) $370,117 (10.7%) 0.66 834
2022-06-01 $289,598 (23.2%) $368,833 (11.7%) 0.65 941
2022-07-01 $280,000 (14.3%) $358,019 (7.8%) 0.63 1,154
2022-08-01 $278,600 (11.7%) $349,686 (5.1%) 0.64 1,263
2022-09-01 $284,700 (14.1%) $348,957 (5.6%) 0.67 1,251
2022-10-01 $296,000 (18.9%) $355,164 (8.3%) 0.70 1,308
2022-11-01 $289,950 (24.5%) $343,572 (9.2%) 0.70 1,452
2022-12-01 $299,900 (26.7%) $347,701 (9.0%) 0.74 1,343
2023-01-01 $300,000 (25.6%) $348,170 (9.6%) 0.74 1,229
2023-02-01 $303,745 (25.6%) $350,697 (4.9%) 0.73 1,132
2023-03-01 $303,475 (20.6%) $352,010 (-3.3%) 0.72 1,122
2023-04-01 $315,000 (10.5%) $358,629 (-3.4%) 0.73 1,118
2023-05-01 $312,950 (8.0%) $366,264 (-1.0%) 0.71 1,171
2023-06-01 $321,500 (11.0%) $377,181 (2.3%) 0.72 1,236
2023-07-01 $325,000 (16.1%) $386,719 (8.0%) 0.74 1,287
2023-08-01 $320,450 (15.0%) $381,768 (9.2%) 0.74 1,320
2023-09-01 $319,900 (12.4%) $367,463 (5.3%) 0.74 1,490
2023-10-01 $295,000 (-0.3%) $352,688 (-0.7%) 0.69 1,682
2023-11-01 $299,450 (3.3%) $360,011 (4.8%) 0.71 1,748
2023-12-01 $299,900 (0.0%) $356,070 (2.4%) 0.73 1,757
2024-01-01 $296,000 (-1.3%) $350,869 (0.8%) 0.72 1,670
2024-02-01 $299,450 (-1.4%) $353,066 (0.7%) 0.72 1,641
2024-03-01 $309,900 (2.1%) $361,513 (2.7%) 0.73 1,632
2024-04-01 $315,000 (0.0%) $372,747 (3.9%) 0.73 1,653
2024-05-01 $304,000 (-2.9%) $367,964 (0.5%) 0.69 1,812
2024-06-01 $298,200 (-7.3%) $362,010 (-4.0%) 0.68 2,013
2024-07-01 $296,500 (-8.8%) $364,066 (-5.9%) 0.68 2,218
2024-08-01 $290,000 (-9.5%) $360,886 (-5.5%) 0.67 2,361
2024-09-01 $291,000 (-9.0%) $356,316 (-3.0%) 0.68 2,463
2024-10-01 $289,000 (-2.0%) $354,101 (0.4%) 0.68 2,462
2024-11-01 $285,000 (-4.8%) $352,267 (-2.2%) 0.68 2,497
2024-12-01 $287,000 (-4.3%) $347,532 (-2.4%) 0.71 2,392
2025-01-01 $283,725 (-4.2%) $344,921 (-1.7%) 0.71 2,263
2025-02-01 $285,000 (-4.8%) $351,725 (-0.4%) 0.69 2,328
2025-03-01 $289,500 (-6.6%) $354,725 (-1.9%) 0.00 2,376
Little Rock's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $289,500, a difference of $-20,400 (-6.6%) versus the prior year and $4,500 versus the prior month.

Little Rock's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Little Rock's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $354,725, a difference of $-6,788 (-1.9%) versus the prior year and $3,000 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Little Rock had 2,376 MLS listings, a difference of 48 listings (2%) versus the prior month and 744 listings (46%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Little Rock (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 77 days 1,909 sqft
2018-02-01 66 days 1,910 sqft
2018-03-01 55 days 1,928 sqft
2018-04-01 55 days 1,940 sqft
2018-05-01 52 days 1,952 sqft
2018-06-01 53 days 1,961 sqft
2018-07-01 55 days 1,956 sqft
2018-08-01 57 days 1,955 sqft
2018-09-01 60 days 1,937 sqft
2018-10-01 64 days 1,942 sqft
2018-11-01 66 days 1,924 sqft
2018-12-01 74 days 1,902 sqft
2019-01-01 72 days 1,898 sqft
2019-02-01 63 days 1,899 sqft
2019-03-01 55 days 1,944 sqft
2019-04-01 55 days 1,998 sqft
2019-05-01 53 days 2,010 sqft
2019-06-01 58 days 2,021 sqft
2019-07-01 59 days 2,035 sqft
2019-08-01 60 days 2,045 sqft
2019-09-01 63 days 2,036 sqft
2019-10-01 63 days 2,034 sqft
2019-11-01 65 days 2,025 sqft
2019-12-01 71 days 2,023 sqft
2020-01-01 68 days 2,000 sqft
2020-02-01 55 days 2,050 sqft
2020-03-01 52 days 2,091 sqft
2020-04-01 56 days 2,073 sqft
2020-05-01 62 days 2,146 sqft
2020-06-01 52 days 2,148 sqft
2020-07-01 46 days 2,146 sqft
2020-08-01 43 days 2,150 sqft
2020-09-01 44 days 2,142 sqft
2020-10-01 44 days 2,129 sqft
2020-11-01 46 days 2,123 sqft
2020-12-01 52 days 2,081 sqft
2021-01-01 56 days 2,045 sqft
2021-02-01 45 days 2,062 sqft
2021-03-01 40 days 2,039 sqft
2021-04-01 31 days 1,973 sqft
2021-05-01 25 days 1,928 sqft
2021-06-01 24 days 1,899 sqft
2021-07-01 24 days 1,978 sqft
2021-08-01 32 days 1,976 sqft
2021-09-01 38 days 1,978 sqft
2021-10-01 40 days 1,949 sqft
2021-11-01 37 days 1,911 sqft
2021-12-01 45 days 1,941 sqft
2022-01-01 47 days 1,969 sqft
2022-02-01 36 days 1,929 sqft
2022-03-01 30 days 1,926 sqft
2022-04-01 25 days 2,032 sqft
2022-05-01 26 days 2,037 sqft
2022-06-01 29 days 2,066 sqft
2022-07-01 29 days 1,996 sqft
2022-08-01 34 days 2,020 sqft
2022-09-01 39 days 2,050 sqft
2022-10-01 38 days 2,084 sqft
2022-11-01 40 days 2,041 sqft
2022-12-01 51 days 2,058 sqft
2023-01-01 52 days 2,023 sqft
2023-02-01 48 days 2,008 sqft
2023-03-01 46 days 1,993 sqft
2023-04-01 40 days 2,023 sqft
2023-05-01 37 days 2,088 sqft
2023-06-01 39 days 2,117 sqft
2023-07-01 39 days 2,146 sqft
2023-08-01 40 days 2,121 sqft
2023-09-01 38 days 2,104 sqft
2023-10-01 43 days 1,975 sqft
2023-11-01 46 days 2,000 sqft
2023-12-01 56 days 1,991 sqft
2024-01-01 54 days 1,956 sqft
2024-02-01 52 days 1,952 sqft
2024-03-01 45 days 1,991 sqft
2024-04-01 45 days 2,035 sqft
2024-05-01 41 days 2,025 sqft
2024-06-01 44 days 1,968 sqft
2024-07-01 45 days 1,945 sqft
2024-08-01 46 days 1,925 sqft
2024-09-01 50 days 1,920 sqft
2024-10-01 54 days 1,904 sqft
2024-11-01 57 days 1,904 sqft
2024-12-01 61 days 1,910 sqft
2025-01-01 60 days 1,889 sqft
2025-02-01 52 days 1,885 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,878 sqft
Little Rock's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Little Rock's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,878 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,991 sqft.

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.