Nashville VA Loans and FHA Home Mortgage Loans - VanDyk Mortgage - VA Lender & FHA Lender.  

VanDyk Mortgage is your source for VA Loans and FHA Loans in Nashville.  We have been making FHA, VA, Conforming, and Jumbo loans since 1987. VanDyk Mortgage is a Direct Lender.  We offer many loan programs for Nashville Homebuyers and Nashville Homeowners to Purchase and refinance homes in the Nashville, Tennessee.

VanDyk Mortgage offers mortgage loans for: 

  • Purchase
  • Refinance
  • Home Equity
  • Reverse Mortgage for Seniors

VanDyk Mortgage offers a full spectrum of Residential Mortgage loans including:

  • VA, FHA, and USDA government backed loans
  • Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac conventional loans (FNMA & FHLMC)
  • VA Loans & VA Jumbo Loans – VA Loan amounts up to $2m.  No down payment required for qualified Veterans with full entitlement available. 
  • VA Loans & VA Jumbo Loans - Loan amounts up to $2m (may require equity/down if your entitlement is currently utilized.
  • FHA Loans for purchase and refinance
  • FHA Jumbo Loans in high-cost counties
  • Down Payment Assistance
  • First Time Homebuyer Loans
  • Jumbo Loans - up to $3m (loans over $890,100)
  • Super Jumbo Loans - up to $10M
  • Piggyback/ Combo loans - allows you to exceed $890K without Jumbo financing
  • Reverse Mortgages


Nashville FHA Loans are available up to $890,100 with just 3.5% down payment. The FHA 2023 Loan Limit for Nashville is $890,100. Nashville FHA Loans that are over $726K up to $890,100 are called FHA Jumbo or FHA High Balance loans.

Nashville VA Loans are available up to $2m with zero down payment for qualified Veterans with full VA Entitlement available. The Nashville VA Loan Limit in 2023 is now $890,100. However, Veterans are not limited to the Nashville VA Loan limit for our VA Jumbo Loans. For Veterans with full VA Entitlement available, the Nashville Metro County VA Loan Limit does not apply to you. We offer zero down VA loans up to $2m for these Vets.  We also offer VA Jumbo Loans that exceed the $890,100 Nashville Metro County VA Loan Limit for Veterans with a partial charge against their VA Entitlement (usually an existing VA loan).  These are also available up to $2m, however a down payment or equity will be necessary to reach the VA Guarantee requirements of 25%. Here is one of our posts on how you can get a VanDyk Mortgage VA Loan over your county limit.

Nashville Conforming Loans are available up to $890,100 for 2023. The Nashville Conforming Jumbo Loans (aka Conforming High Balance, those over $726,200 and up to $890,100) require a minimum of 5% down payment or equity.  Nashville Conforming loans up to $726K require just 3% down payment for qualified buyers.  The $890,100 Nashville Metro County Conventional loan limit applies to Single Family Homes, Condos, PUDs, townhomes, Manufactured Homes, etc.

Nashville Jumbo Loans for Purchase and Refinance to $3m.   We offer Nashville Jumbo Loans for home purchase with a minimum of 5% down as well as Jumbo Cash out refinances.   We also offer bank statement Jumbo loans for Self-employed borrowers up to $2M with just 10% down payment.

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All of these Loan Limits and guidance apply to the greater Nashville area including these counties:  Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Macon, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and Wilson.  For information on other Tennessee counties please give us a call at 760-752-4480. 

Nashville Home Loan information

FHA Home loans in Nashville, Tennessee:

  • FHA Home Loans require just 3.5% down payment
  • FHA Jumbo Loans up to $890,100 (aka FHA High Balance)
  • No Income Limits
  • The Seller can pay up to 6% of your closing and settlement costs.
  • Minimum score for a FHA Home Loan is just 580, and also 580 on FHA High balance or FHA Jumbo.
  • Allow for Single Family Homes, Condominiums, Townhomes, Manufactured Homes, Attached homes, duplexes and 3-4 unit properties.
  • You can receive a gift of funds for your down payment and closing costs from Family
  • FHA Loans can be used during a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy for both purchase and cash out refinance (refinance your way out of Bankruptcy)
  • FHA Loans allow non-occupying co-borrowers such as parents and siblings.
  • FHA Loans for 2-4 unit properties
  • Down Payment Assistance and Grant Programs available for qualified borrowers

VA Home Loans in Nashville, Tennessee:

  • Active-Duty Military and Veterans can both qualify
  • 100% financing up to $2m for Veterans with full VA entitlement available
  • Veterans with partial VA Entitlement available can qualify for a VA Loan up to $2m with a down payment or home equity. Call us to help calculate your options.
  • VA Loans require NO Mortgage Insurance
  • No Income Limits
  • VA & VA Jumbo Loans available as soon as 2 years after foreclosure or bankruptcy
  • Minimum Fico just 580 for VA, VA Jumbo and VA Manual Underwrite
  • Allow for Single Family Homes, Condominiums, Townhomes, Manufactured Homes, Attached homes, duplexes and 3-4 unit properties.
  • VA Loans do require a VAFF (VA Funding Fee), which is usually financed
  • Veterans with a 10% or higher VA disability pay no VA Funding fee
  • Sellers can pay up to 4% of the VA Buyers closing costs
  • Down Payment Assistance and Grant Programs available for qualified borrowers
  • VA Loans can be used during a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy for both purchase and cash out refinance (refinance your way out of Bankruptcy)
  • Veterans can use VA and VA Jumbo Loans to purchase owner occupied 2-3-4 unit homes.  Live in 1 unit and rent out the rest.   No Rental experience required.

Conforming Home Loans in Nashville, Tennessee:

  • Available up to $890,100 with the Conforming High Balance (aka conforming Jumbo)
  • Nashville Conforming High Balance Loans require just 5% down, up to 95% LTV.
  • Nashville Conforming loans available up to $726,200
  • require a minimum of 3% down payment or up to 97% LTV for qualified buyers up to $726,200. 
  • Allow for Single Family Homes, Condominiums, Townhomes, Manufactured Homes, Attached homes, duplexes and 3-4 unit properties.
  • Allow for Owner Occupied home, Second Homes, and investment properties
  • Purchase a home for a Parent or Child.
  • Down Payment Assistance and Grant Programs available for qualified borrowers
  • Call for details on Fico score requirements, down payment requirements, etc

Jumbo Home Loans in Nashville, Tennessee:

  • Nashville Jumbo Loans available up to $3M
  • Require a minimum of 5% down payment or up to 95% LTV up to $1.5m
  • 10% down Jumbo Loans up to $3m for purchase and refinance
  • Jumbo Cash Out Refinance available up to $3M
  • Super Jumbo Loans available to $10m.
  • 2-4 unit financing up to $2.5m with just 10% down
  • Allow for condominiums, Second Homes, Duplex, Triplex and fourplex, and investment properties
  • Bank Statement Loans for Self Employed borrowers

Call for details on Fico score requirements, down payment requirements, etc


VanDyk Mortgage has been making FHA loans since 1987. We are a HUD recognized Full Eagle FHA DE underwriter and FHA Direct Lender. We are also a VA Lender and VA Jumbo Lender. 

Give us a call at 760-752-4480 direct, ask for Brian Skaar and we will answer your questions and help guide you toward your next home purchase.

VanDyk Mortgage has been making FHA loans since 1987. We are a HUD recognized Full Eagle FHA DE underwriter and FHA Direct Lender. We are also a VA Lender and VA Jumbo Lender.

Go with the Government Loan Pros, go with VanDyk. Visit us at www.vandykfunding.com or call Brian Skaar at 760-752-4480 for help with your FHA or VA loan. We offer FHA, FHA Jumbo, FHA Manual Underwrite, FHA Rehab 203K, VA, VA Jumbo, Conforming & Jumbo Loans. We serve the following areas for VA, FHA and Conventional loans: Tennessee, Nashville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Franklin, Kingsport, Brentwood, Spring Hill, Gallatin, Jackson, Knoxville, and everything in between.  VanDyk Mortgage offers FHA, VA, & Conventional loans in addition to FHA Jumbo, VA Jumbo, and Conforming Jumbo loans (aka FHA High Balance, VA High Balance, and Conforming High Balance).

VanDyk Mortgage is a Direct Lender (since 1987) offering VA Loans such as VA purchase loans, VA Streamline Refinance, VA IRRRL, VA Refinance Loans, VA Mortgages of all types. As a Direct Lender specializing in Government loans, VanDyk Mortgage is also a HUD Full Eagle FHA Direct Endorsement Underwriter, Direct Lender specializing in FHA Loans such as FHA Purchase loans, FHA Refinance, FHA Streamline Refinance, FHA loans, FHA Jumbo, FHA Jumbo Purchase, FHA Jumbo Refinance, FHA Jumbo Streamline Refinance, FHA High Balance, and FHA mortgages of all types.  

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