VA Jumbo Loan Limits, Rates & Guidelines for 2024

What are VA loan limits in 2024?

As of January 1, 2020, there are no longer loan limits for VA loans. The size of your loan is only limited by what your lender will allow.

The 2019 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act repealed loan limits on VA loans.

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The VA allows loan amounts of up to $484,350.

But VA loans can be even higher. There is no true limit for VA loans. Eligible borrowers can get VA loans upwards of $1 million or more.

VA loans that are above standard county limits are known as VA jumbo loans.

Higher county limits for VA loans

Veterans who believe they need a jumbo loan because they are over the standard $484,350 loan limit should check their county loan limit. They may have access to higher-than-standard loan amounts without needing a VA jumbo loan.

For example, a Veteran home buyer in Los Angeles, California can be approved for a VA loan of up to $726,525 and still be within standard VA loan limits.

Yet, that buyer could buy a home upwards of $1 million or more. Read on.

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True VA jumbo loans

Veterans don’t need a “true” VA jumbo loan unless their expected loan amount is above the limit for the county.

When the Veteran exceeds the county limit, he or she must apply for a VA jumbo loan which requires a small down payment.

Here’s an example. A Veteran purchases a home for $500,000 in a county with a $450,000 VA loan limit.

He would be required to make a 25% down payment on the difference. In this case, a $12,500 down payment would be required.

This same formula works for any loan amount. If a veteran exceeds the VA loan limit by $100,000, he or she would make a 25% down payment on that amount.

The required down payment is typically much lower than down payments for conventional jumbo loans. Veterans have access to very good jumbo loan rates and terms.

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VA Jumbo Loan Rates

VA jumbo rates are competitive with those of standard jumbo loans and require much lower down payments. The VA’s backing of these loans makes them a safe loan product for banks. Lower risk means the Veteran pays a lower rate.

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