Riverside VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO, CA

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Riverside's 181 lenders originated 6,256 VA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $3,395,110,000, with an average VA loan value of $542,697.

Riverside VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Riverside averaged 6.44% for the week of 2025-07-18, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.385% for the same period.

Riverside's average VA mortgage closing costs are $7,821.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-07-11) was 6.63% and one month ago for the week of 2025-06-13, the average rate was 6.8%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.5%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-07-18, the average rate was 6.54%.

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Riverside VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Riverside level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 1,296 5.90% $9,344
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 439 6.22% $8,840
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 407 5.96% $11,447
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 323 6.01% $11,838
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 267 5.83% $15,659
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 186 5.35% $6,350
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 174 5.20% $10,991
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 153 5.84% $8,204
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 130 5.71% $10,788
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 114 6.29% $12,327
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 109 5.68% $9,871
NEWREZ LLC 109 6.14% $11,738
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 97 6.08% $8,438
KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC 91 5.79% $12,086
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 91 5.92% $9,914
The Loan Store, Inc. 72 6.11% $14,114
HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION 68 5.18% $5,230
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 68 6.41% $12,033
PULTE MORTGAGE LLC 64 5.51% $4,651
South Pacific Financial Corporation 53 5.70% $11,375
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 52 6.39% $12,371
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 51 6.33% $12,569
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 51 6.13% $15,296
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 49 6.09% $10,218
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 49 6.71% $11,048
The Federal Savings Bank 48 6.16% $21,023
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 45 7.54% $17,737
Franklin Loan Corporation 44 6.33% $11,361
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 43 6.30% $13,498
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 43 5.67% $5,795
OCMBC, INC. 42 6.32% $10,534
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 42 6.13% $15,690
USAA Federal Savings Bank 39 6.26% $11,843
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 34 5.73% $7,021
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 33 5.27% $10,530
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 32 6.22% $11,841
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 32 5.54% $8,362
Flagstar Bank, FSB 29 6.04% $10,835
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 29 6.54% $18,996
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 29 6.03% $11,378
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 28 6.17% $11,290
Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc. 26 6.46% $13,879
CLEARPATH LENDING 24 5.71% $8,929
LOANPAL, LLC 22 5.72% $15,076
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC 22 5.58% $12,810
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 20 6.14% $8,725
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 20 6.19% $12,112
U.S. Bank 20 5.90% $10,712
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 17 6.06% $18,551
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 16 5.94% $10,770
Magnolia Bank 15 5.70% $21,804
JPMorgan Chase Bank 15 5.92% $3,645
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 14 6.62% $11,754
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 14 6.47% $12,265
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 14 5.96% $19,827
ML Mortgage Corp. 14 6.37% $13,774
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 14 5.96% $12,243
AHL FUNDING 13 6.45% $11,403
BAY EQUITY LLC 13 6.18% $12,058
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 13 5.75% $3,031
FIRST NATIONS HOME FINANCE CORPORATION 13 6.29% $6,856
MORTGAGEONE, INC. 13 6.30% $13,548
NBKC BANK 13 6.11% $5,425
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 13 5.89% $15,616
Pacific Lending LLC 13 6.46% $16,463
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 13 5.96% $13,827
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 12 6.59% $11,706
NFM, INC. 12 5.87% $16,012
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 11 6.01% $13,702
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 10 6.79% $20,211
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 10 6.15% $7,176
AXIA FINANCIAL, LLC 10 6.38% $10,168
RESIDENTIAL WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, INC. 10 6.26% $14,239
JMJ FINANCIAL GROUP 10 6.16% $13,626
JMAC LENDING, INC. 10 5.86% $9,201
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 9 5.78% $13,273
K. HOVNANIAN AMERICAN MORTGAGE, L.L.C. 9 5.56% $6,096
Home Mortgage Alliance Corp 9 6.24% $13,864
PHH Mortgage Corporation 9 5.61% $6,342
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. 8 5.95% $9,795
First Federal Bank 8 5.66% $7,825
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 8 6.13% $10,742
Plains Commerce Bank 7 6.20% $7,121
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 7 6.10% $22,997
ST FIN CORP 7 6.59% $15,770
Performance Financial, Inc. 7 6.64% $8,308
Nations Lending Corporation 6 6.21% $12,180
CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, LLC 6 6.33% $14,417
CLM MORTGAGE, INC 6 5.75% $13,315
LADERA LENDING, INC. 6 5.79% $5,884
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 6 6.13% $9,348
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 5 6.58% $32,308
INTERCAP LENDING INC. 5 6.43% $13,881
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 5 6.53% $10,099
MOUNTAIN WEST FINANCIAL, INC. 5 6.38% $12,768
AMERITRUST MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.40% $13,053
US MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.13% $9,738
Ameris Bank 5 6.00% $15,319
S1L, Inc. 5 5.90% $22,644
Wells Fargo Bank 4 6.16% $12,999
Texana Bank 4 6.16% $13,918
Ixonia Bank 4 5.81% $16,659
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 4 5.84% $14,109
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 4 6.40% $13,049
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 4 6.47% $6,848
ONY GLO, INC. 4 5.84% $9,144
V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.38% $14,422
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 4 6.56% $26,725
Armed Forces Bank 4 6.16% $7,503
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 4 6.06% $7,075
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 3 5.92% $12,317
DIGNIFIED HOME LOANS, LLC 3 6.50% $12,122
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 3 5.67% $11,446
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 3 6.25% $10,383
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. 3 6.08% $7,368
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 3 6.50% $11,232
NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. 3 6.71% $21,793
BAY-VALLEY MORTGAGE GROUP 3 6.33% $15,415
OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC 3 6.25% $31,412
PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC 3 6.67% $24,269
DIRECT MORTGAGE, CORP. 3 5.79% $11,088
HOMEXPRESS MORTGAGE CORP. 3 6.71% $3,175
ISERVE RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC 2 6.63% $7,424
MY MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.94% $15,092
CAMPOS FINANCIAL CORP. 2 6.75% $19,362
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 7.00% $13,474
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.88% $12,645
POINT Mortgage 2 6.25% $10,297
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 2 6.50% $16,780
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.69% $14,485
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC. 2 6.38% $11,390
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 2 6.06% $13,066
San Diego Funding 2 6.00% $19,119
HighTechLending Inc 2 5.94% $3,997
Credence Funding Corporation 2 5.74% $10,612
MLD MORTGAGE INC. 2 5.75% $8,415
GoPrime Mortgage, Inc. 2 6.38% $8,041
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 1 5.63% $6,026
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 5.63% $24,279
EMM LOANS LLC 1 6.13% $20,198
DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLC 1 6.25% $16,515
INTELLILOAN, INC. 1 5.74% $2,332
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 1 6.13% $12,094
KINECTA 1 6.63% $11,980
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.25% $4,980
LOANLEADERS OF AMERICA, INC. 1 5.25% $22,722
MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. 1 6.13% $28,652
MLB RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC 1 6.38% $24,984
MONARCH FUNDING CORP. 1 5.63% $25,278
CASTLE & COOKE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.13% $14,103
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 5.75% $2,034
M&T Bank 1 5.50% $38,649
BRIDGELOCK CAPITAL 1 6.13% $17,133
BM Real Estate Services, Inc. 1 6.63% $21,719
VISION ONE MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.50% $4,416
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 1 5.75% $15,228
Bell Bank 1 6.00% $11,966
BECKAM FUNDING CORP. 1 7.75% $24,429
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 1 5.25% $2,675
Northpointe Bank 1 6.00% $2,608
NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC. 1 6.25% $5,045
NOVA FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 5.75% $2,230
NP, Inc. 1 6.25% $6,515
NuVision Federal Credit Union 1 6.50% $7,278
Bank of America 1 6.38% $7,827
AUGUSTA FINANCIAL, INC. 1 5.63% $13,029
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union 1 5.38% $12,685
PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 1 6.63% $22,103
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 6.25% $23,867
RESIDENTIAL BANCORP 1 6.75% $1,858
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 1 6.25% $28,196
SCENIC OAKS FUNDING, INC. 1 6.25% $28,924
Shea Mortgage Inc. 1 5.50% $5,989
STARBOARD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1 5.63% $9,074
Summit Mortgage Corporation 1 6.75% $12,020
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 1 5.63% $5,904
The Central Trust Bank 1 5.99% $5,851
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 1 5.25% $19,818
TOTAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC 1 5.88% $20,916
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.99% $6,650
GARDNER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD. 1 5.75% $25,195

The top Riverside VA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 1,296 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $9,344, which is $504 higher than the next largest lender, Mortgage Research Center, LLC.

The lowest fee Riverside VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are FBC MORTGAGE, LLC ($3,031), JPMorgan Chase Bank ($3,645), PULTE MORTGAGE LLC ($4,651), HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($5,230) and NBKC BANK ($5,425).

The lowest rate Riverside VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (5.18%), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.20%), INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. (5.27%), EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC (5.35%) and PULTE MORTGAGE LLC (5.51%).

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.