{"id":8434,"date":"2026-08-06T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/?p=8434"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:34:39","slug":"what-determines-your-va-loan-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/what-determines-your-va-loan-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"What Determines Your VA Loan Rate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five factors determine your <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/products\/va\" title=\"Tomo Mortgage VA loans\">VA loan<\/a> rate: credit score, loan amount, debt-to-income (DTI) ratio, loan term, and discount points, on top of a structural advantage built into every <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/what-is-a-va-loan\/\" title=\"What is a VA loan?\">VA mortgage<\/a>. Because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/housing-assistance\/home-loans\/\" title=\"VA housing assistance\">VA<\/a> guarantee reduces lender default risk, VA rates can typically price 0.25% to 0.50% below comparable conventional rates before any borrower-specific factors are even applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quick Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Credit score, loan amount, DTI ratio, loan term, and discount points are the five borrower-specific factors that set your VA loan rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The VA guarantee itself lowers rates 0.25% to 0.50% below comparable conventional rates, before any borrower-specific factors apply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 1% origination fee on a $400,000 loan costs $4,000 upfront, roughly equivalent to a 0.08% rate premium over a 30-year basis. Tomo Mortgage charges $0 origination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rate locks typically run 30 to 60 days; pairing a lock with a float-down option protects against a rate drop after locking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/rates\">Check out today&#8217;s VA mortgage rates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Five Factors That Determine Your VA Loan Rate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Credit score:<\/strong> Tomo Mortgage&#8217;s VA loan minimum is 580; most lenders require 620 to 640. Higher scores generally receive better pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loan amount:<\/strong> Larger and smaller loan amounts can both affect pricing depending on a lender&#8217;s cost structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Debt-to-income (DTI) ratio:<\/strong> Lower DTI, alongside VA&#8217;s residual income standard, generally supports better pricing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loan term:<\/strong> A 15-year term typically carries a lower rate than a 30-year term in exchange for higher monthly payments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discount points:<\/strong> Paying points upfront lowers the note rate; the trade-off depends on how long you plan to keep the loan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the VA Guarantee Lowers Your Rate Before Any of That<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fo those who <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/who-can-get-in-on-a-va-loan\/\" title=\"Who Qualifies for a VA Loan? Eligibility Requirements Explained\">qualify<\/a>, VA loan rates typically price 0.25% to 0.50% lower than comparable conventional rates before credit score, DTI, or any other borrower-specific factor is applied. The VA guarantee covers a portion of the loan if a borrower defaults, which reduces the lender&#8217;s risk exposure and is reflected directly in the rate. Because VA loans also never require <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/what-is-pmi\/\" title=\"What is Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)?\">private mortgage insurance (PMI)<\/a>, the gap in effective borrower cost between VA and <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/products\/conventional\" title=\"Tomo Mortgage conventional loans\">conventional<\/a> financing is often larger than the note rate difference alone suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cost of an Origination Fee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rate alone does not determine total cost. A lender charging a 1% origination fee on a $400,000 loan collects $4,000 upfront, which is roughly equivalent to a 0.08% rate premium spread over a 30-year basis. Tomo Mortgage charges $0 origination on loans, including VA loans, which removes this upfront cost entirely regardless of the quoted rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Tomo Mortgage&#8217;s TrueRate Model Verifies Rate Accuracy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomo Mortgage&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/true-rate-methodology\/\" title=\"TrueRate Methodology\">TrueRate<\/a> model benchmarks pricing using more than 1 million real loans and more than 1,000 lenders modeled, drawing on 3 years of historical rate data. Measured against Freddie Mac&#8217;s published rate survey, the model achieves a mean absolute error of 0.032 basis points, which is the basis for the rate transparency Tomo Mortgage cites when showing borrowers how their rate was determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/interest-rates-today\">Compare VA lender rates with TrueRate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Float-Down Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rate lock guarantees your rate for a set period, typically 30 to 60 days, while your loan moves through underwriting to closing. The risk of locking is that the market could move lower before you close. Tomo Mortgage&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/faq#category-14\" title=\"Tomo Mortgage FAQ\">float-down program<\/a> addresses this directly: if rates drop 0.25% or more after you lock, you capture the lower rate instead of being held to your original lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Compare VA Loan Offers Across Lenders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rate alone is not a complete comparison. Focus on three things from each lender&#8217;s Loan Estimate: Section A <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/section-b-closing-costs-explained\/\" title=\"Understanding Your Section B Closing Costs at Tomo Mortgage\">lender fees<\/a> (origination and processing costs, not third-party fees), the annual percentage rate (APR) relative to the quoted note rate, and total estimated cash to close. A lower note rate paired with a high <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/blog\/what-is-a-origination-fee\/\" title=\"What is a mortgage origination fee?\">origination fee<\/a> can cost more overall than a slightly higher rate with no origination fee, which is why comparing APR and total cash to close matters more than comparing note rates alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/app\/preapproval\">Start your VA loan application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a good VA loan rate right now?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A competitive VA rate can be 0.25% to 0.50% below the equivalent conventional rate for a similar credit profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are VA loan rates lower than conventional loan rates?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally yes, by roughly 0.25% to 0.50%, since the VA guarantee reduces lender risk. VA loans also carry no PMI, which further lowers effective cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I compare VA loan rates from different lenders?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compare Section A lender fees, APR versus note rate, and total estimated cash to close, not just the quoted interest rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the difference between APR and interest rate on a VA loan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interest rate is the cost of borrowing the principal. APR includes the interest rate plus most lender fees, expressed as a yearly cost, which is why APR is usually the more accurate figure for comparing full loan cost across lenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Tomo Mortgage offer VA loans in my state?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomo Mortgage is licensed and offers VA loans <a href=\"https:\/\/tomo.com\/mortgage\/licenses-and-disclosures\" title=\"Tomo Mortgage licenses and disclosures\">in most states<\/a>; availability should be confirmed at application since state licensing changes periodically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background: #ddf5f4; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\n  \n  <p style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 22px; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0 0 12px 0; line-height: 1.3; text-align: left;\">\n    Ready to experience a different kind of lender?\n  <\/p>\n  \n  <p style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; color: #2d2d2d; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;\">\n    Tomo was built without lender fees, which means our team&#8217;s success is measured by your closing. 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