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PublishedAugust 24, 2026UpdatedAugust 31, 2026Where our VA figures come from
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VA Loan Calculator

What will your VA payment actually be?

A full VA PITI calculator with no monthly mortgage insurance — the one-time funding fee is financed into the loan and amortized right along with it. Edit any field — totals update live.

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Quick answer

How much is a VA mortgage payment?

A VA payment has three core parts: principal and interest, property taxes, and homeowner's insurance — there is no monthly mortgage insurance to add. If you finance the one-time funding fee (as most veterans do), it's added to the loan amount before principal and interest is calculated.

  • Base loan = purchase price minus any down payment; total loan adds the financed funding fee
  • No monthly mortgage insurance line item — that's the core VA cost advantage
  • Taxes and insurance are escrowed into the monthly payment
  • HOA dues count toward your DTI even though they aren't in the mortgage payment
  • A 1% rate change moves the payment roughly 10%
What this means for your mortgage

Because there's no monthly mortgage insurance, a VA payment is typically below an equivalent FHA or conventional payment for the same loan amount.

Reviewed by the licensed mortgage team at Simply Approved Mortgages · Last verified August 31, 2026 against the VA Lenders Handbook (M26-7)

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Enter your scenario to see live wholesale VA pricing available to Simply Approved Mortgages for Florida and Colorado primary residences. Every figure shown comes from our pricing provider for the scenario you enter — nothing is estimated.

Consumer residential pricing is available in Florida and Colorado only.

Purchase price minus your down payment.

Occupancy

Primary residence (owner-occupied)

Pricing shown is based on the scenario entered and wholesale pricing available at the time of the search. It is not a rate lock, loan approval, commitment to lend, or guarantee of terms. Rates and pricing change frequently and expire. Your actual rate, APR, payment, and costs depend on a complete application, verified credit and income, property and appraisal review, and lender underwriting approval. Binding figures appear on your Loan Estimate.

Simply Approved Mortgages LLC is not affiliated with, acting on behalf of, or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or any other government agency.

Simply Approved Mortgages LLC | NMLS #2620881 is a mortgage broker and is not a direct lender. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Scenarios this tool does not price
  • VA construction and Native American Direct Loan pricing.
  • Joint VA loans with a non-veteran, non-spouse co-borrower.
  • Adjustable-rate VA pricing (the tool prices fixed-rate terms only).
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Loan details

Estimated monthly payment
$3,250/mo
Principal & Interest
$2,744
Monthly mortgage insurance
$0 — VA loans never have any
Property Tax
$390
Homeowner's Insurance
$117
HOA
$0
Down payment$0
Base loan (before funding fee)$425,000
VA funding fee (2.15%, financed)$9,138
Total financed loan$434,138
Resulting LTV102.15%

Estimates only. Actual rate, taxes and insurance vary by location, credit and lender. VA loans carry no monthly mortgage insurance at any LTV — the funding fee shown here is a one-time charge financed into the loan.

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Estimates only. Nothing here is an application, pre-qualification, pre-approval, rate quote, rate lock or commitment to lend. You can keep using this tool without giving us anything.

How this calculator works

VA payment calculator: methodology and assumptions

Monthly principal and interest use the standard amortization formula on the base loan amount plus the financed one-time VA funding fee. No monthly mortgage insurance is added at any step. Property tax, homeowners insurance and any HOA entry are added on top.

Assumptions used

  • Fixed rate over the full selected term
  • VA funding fee financed into the loan per the 2026 fee table
  • Owner-occupied, one-unit property
  • Taxes and insurance entered as annual amounts and spread evenly
  • No monthly mortgage insurance — VA loans never carry it

Limitations — what it does not include

  • Your actual rate, which depends on credit, lock period and pricing
  • Closing costs, prepaids and escrow reserves
  • Flood or special-hazard insurance
  • Special assessments and county-specific transfer fees
  • Rate changes after any lock expires

Data year 2026. Program figures last checked against their source on 2026-01-01. Sources: VA Funding Fee, VA Loan Limits. Results are estimates for planning only — not a quote, rate lock, approval, or commitment to lend. Your binding numbers appear on the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure.

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