VA Mortgage Calculator
Calculate your VA home loan payment including the funding fee, and see how much you save vs. a conventional loan with PMI.
Calculate a VA home loan payment including the VA funding fee, and see how much you save compared to a conventional loan that requires PMI.
How VA Mortgage Calculator Works
VA loans allow eligible veterans and service members to finance a home with 0% down and no monthly private mortgage insurance — a major advantage over conventional financing. In place of PMI, most borrowers pay a one-time VA funding fee, calculated as a percentage of the base loan amount and typically added to the loan balance rather than paid in cash.
The funding fee percentage depends on your down payment size and whether this is your first use of VA loan benefits — ranging from 1.25% (10%+ down) up to 2.15% (first use, no down payment) or 3.3% (subsequent use, no down payment). Veterans receiving VA disability compensation are typically exempt from the funding fee entirely.
Because there's no PMI at all with a VA loan, the comparison against a conventional loan (which assumes PMI applies below 20% down) highlights the ongoing monthly savings — which can be substantial for borrowers making a low or no down payment, even after accounting for the VA funding fee.
See It In Action
Who Uses VA Mortgage Calculator and Why
- Estimating a VA loan payment with $0 down and comparing it against a conventional loan that would require PMI at the same down payment.
- Checking how the VA funding fee changes based on down payment size and whether it\'s a first or subsequent use of VA loan benefits.
- Confirming whether disability compensation would exempt you from the VA funding fee before financing.
- Seeing how putting some money down, even though it\'s not required, lowers both the loan amount and the funding fee tier.
Mistakes to Avoid
- Assuming a VA loan requires monthly mortgage insurance like a conventional or FHA loan — VA loans never require it, regardless of down payment size, which is one of their biggest financial advantages.
- Forgetting the funding fee tier depends on both your down payment size and whether it\'s your first use of VA benefits — a subsequent-use, no-down-payment loan carries a noticeably higher funding fee (3.3%) than a first-use one (2.15%).
- Not checking disability exemption status before calculating the funding fee — veterans receiving VA disability compensation are typically exempt from the funding fee entirely, which meaningfully changes the total financed amount.
Tips for Best Results
- Even a modest down payment (5% or more, and especially 10% or more) meaningfully reduces the funding fee tier, on top of directly lowering the loan amount — worth checking both effects together.
- Compare the total monthly payment against an equivalent conventional loan at the same down payment size — because VA loans never charge PMI, the ongoing savings can be substantial even after accounting for the one-time funding fee.
Fixing Common Problems
My loan balance is higher than the home price. — This is expected if the VA funding fee was rolled into your loan — most borrowers finance the funding fee rather than paying it in cash, so your total financed amount is the base loan plus the funding fee.
Terms Explained
VA funding fee: A one-time fee, typically financed into the loan balance, that most VA borrowers pay in place of monthly mortgage insurance — the percentage varies by down payment size and whether it\'s a first or subsequent use.
Disability exemption: An exemption from the VA funding fee available to veterans receiving VA disability compensation and certain surviving spouses.