VA Jumbo Loans And Mortgage Lending Guidelines

This BLOG On VA Jumbo Loans And Mortgage Lending Guidelines

VA Jumbo Loans is one of the greatest benefits available to Veteran Home Buyers. The Department of Veterans Affairs (The VA) recently announced the VA will no longer have maximum loan limits on VA Loans:

• VA Jumbo Loans require Lenders to follow certain VA Jumbo Guidelines that must be followed
• Borrowers need to meet the ability to repay their VA Jumbo Loans and meet debt to income ratio and residual income requirements
• Debt To Income Ratios is calculated by taking the total monthly debt obligations of the veteran borrower divided by the veteran’s monthly income
• Credit Scores and the borrower’s overall payment history reflected on the credit report will need to be thoroughly reviewed
• The VA Lender will set the maximum VA Jumbo Mortgage Loan Amount
• The U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs insures and guarantees VA Jumbo Loans

In this article, we will discuss high-end home purchases with high-balance Jumbo Loans.

VA Mortgage Guidelines

Borrowers with Certificate Of Eligibility can qualify for VA Loans with much easier lending requirements than Conventional Loans:

• No minimum credit score requirements
• Most VA Lenders do want to see 580 FICO
• There is no cap on debt to income ratios as long as the Borrower gets an approve/eligible per Automated Underwriting System
• 2 year waiting period after bankruptcy, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, short sale to qualify for VA Loans
• Borrowers can qualify for VA Loan one year into a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Repayment Plan
• Borrowers have no waiting period after the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy discharged date to qualify for VA Loans
• Borrowers do not have to pay outstanding collections and charge off accounts to qualify for VA Loans

VA Loan Guarantee By Veterans Administration

The U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs is not the organization that sets the maximum loan limits on VA Loans. The Department Of Veteran Affairs role is to issue VA Loan Guarantee to VA Mortgage Lenders that is 25% of the VA Loan Amount and/or four times the available VA Entitlement to Veteran VA Loan Borrowers. The VA entitlement amount is currently set at $36,000 which is a guarantee of 25% of $144,000. The Department Of Veteran Affairs guarantees 25% of all VA Mortgage Loans.

VA Loan Limits Versus Conventional Loans

Conventional Loans are home loans that conform to Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac Guidelines. Loan Limits on Conventional Loans are established by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. How Fannie and Freddie normally set maximum loan limits on conventional loans was based upon the previous year’s median property sales prices

Today, the maximum conventional loan limits are capped at $548,250. However, loan limits are substantially higher in high-cost areas like many counties of California where maximum conventional loan limits are capped at. $726,525 on single-family homes. The Department Of Veteran Affairs discontinued the four times VA entitlement rule when VA Lenders choose to cap the maximum VA Mortgage Amount to be the same as the loan limits capped by Fannie and Freddie on Conventional Loans.

There are no maximum loan limit caps on VA Mortgages.

What Are Jumbo Loans

Any loan amount above those limits is considered VA Jumbo Loans and has higher rates compared to loans at or below the $484,350 conforming limit.

• Regardless of the loan limit, conventional mortgages require a down payment
• VA Loans do not require down payment and offer 100% financing
• Borrowers do not have to have any money down on the home purchase
• We will discuss VA Jumbo Loans with no maximum loan limit

Qualifying For VA Jumbo Loans

In reality, there is no such thing as “VA Jumbo Loans”. As mentioned earlier, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs will guarantee the VA Mortgage Lender 25% of the loan. If the Veteran home buyer decides to purchase a $600,000 home, the home buyer does not need to come up with any down payment. The amount a Veteran home buyer needs to put down on a $600,000 “VA Jumbo Mortgage” is a 0% down payment.

Homebuyers who need more information on VA Jumbo Loans, please contact us at 1-800-900-8569 or text us for a faster response. Or email us at gcho@gustancho.com. We are available 7 days a week, evenings, weekends, and holidays to answer mortgage inquires.