Conway County loan limits 2026Arkansas: FHA, VA and conforming
For 2026, the conforming loan limit in Conway County, Arkansas is $832,750 for a one-unit home, the national baseline (FHFA). The FHA forward mortgage limit is $541,287, the national floor (HUD). VA sets no loan limit for a veteran with full entitlement; with remaining entitlement, VA uses the $832,750 county limit.
Conway County loan limits by number of units
| Units | Conforming 2026 | FHA 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 unit | $832,750 | $541,287 |
| 2 units | $1,066,250 | $693,050 |
| 3 units | $1,288,800 | $837,700 |
| 4 units | $1,601,750 | $1,041,125 |
Conforming limits, announced November 25, 2025, apply to loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac acquire from January 1. FHA limits for 2026 apply to case numbers assigned on or after January 1. A lender may set lower maximums.
How Conway County compares
Conway County, Arkansas is at the $832,750 baseline. Every county in Arkansas has the baseline limit in 2026. Nationally the one-unit limit runs from $832,750 to the $1,249,125 high-cost ceiling, higher in Alaska and Hawaii.
FHA: Conway County, Arkansas is at the $541,287 floor, and 0 counties of 75 in Arkansas are above the floor (state range $541,287 to $541,287).
FHA loan limit in Conway County
HUD's median home price for Non-Metro is $130,000. 115 percent of it, $149,500, is below the national floor of $541,287, so Conway County, Arkansas gets the floor. HUD sets FHA limits by metropolitan area and county; Conway County, Arkansas is in HUD's Non-Metro area.
For 2026, HUD's national floor is $541,287 (65 percent of the $832,750 conforming limit) and the ceiling is $1,249,125 (150 percent), with a higher ceiling in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The statute caps a one-family FHA loan at 115 percent of the area median, within those bounds (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)).
VA loan limit in Conway County
Since January 1, 2020, there are no county loan limits for veterans with full VA home loan entitlement. County limits still apply to veterans who have used entitlement and not restored it. For them VA uses FHFA's one-unit conforming limit, $832,750 in Conway County, Arkansas for 2026, even when buying a 2 to 4 unit property.
VA's method: remaining entitlement is 25 percent of the county limit minus the entitlement already used and not restored. With $50,000 in use: $208,187.50 minus $50,000 is $158,187.50. VA loans are often pooled in securities that require a 25 percent guaranty, so without a down payment lenders often limit the loan to four times the remaining entitlement: $632,750 here. The county limit does not apply to an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL): above $144,000, VA guarantees 25 percent of an IRRRL regardless of entitlement (VA Circular 26-25-10).
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Questions about Conway County loan limits
What is the conforming loan limit in Conway County for 2026?
$832,750 for a one-unit home, $1,066,250 for two units, $1,288,800 for three and $1,601,750 for four, effective January 1, 2026. These are the largest loans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy in Conway County, Arkansas (announced November 25, 2025).
What is the FHA loan limit in Conway County?
$541,287 for one unit, $693,050 for two, $837,700 for three and $1,041,125 for four units in 2026, for FHA case numbers assigned on or after January 1, 2026. HUD's median home price for Non-Metro is $130,000. 115 percent of it, $149,500, is below the national floor of $541,287, so Conway County, Arkansas gets the floor.
What is the VA loan limit in Conway County?
A veteran with full entitlement has no VA loan limit (VA, since January 1, 2020); the lender still decides what you can borrow. With entitlement already in use, VA uses FHFA's one-unit limit, $832,750 for 2026 in Conway County, Arkansas, even for a 2 to 4 unit property. Example with $50,000 of entitlement in use: 25 percent of $832,750 is $208,187.50, minus $50,000 leaves $158,187.50 of entitlement, and most lenders lend up to four times that, $632,750, without a down payment.
What is the jumbo loan limit in Conway County?
A mortgage above $832,750 for a one-unit home in Conway County, Arkansas is a jumbo loan in 2026: FHFA defines the conforming limit as the highest amount Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac can acquire and calls mortgages above it jumbo loans.
Is Conway County a high-cost area for loan limits?
No. Conway County, Arkansas has the $832,750 baseline conforming limit for 2026, like most US counties: FHFA says over 95 percent of counties are at the baseline. FHFA raises a limit only where 115 percent of the area's median home value exceeds the baseline.
When will the 2027 loan limits for Conway County be announced?
FHFA updates the conforming limits at the end of November and they take effect on January 1 (FHFA announced the 2026 limits on November 25, 2025). HUD's FHA limits follow in a mortgagee letter (Mortgagee Letter 2025-23 set the 2026 limits). This page shows the 2027 figures as soon as each agency publishes them. Conforming limits do not decrease.
Legal references
- 12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2), FHA mortgage limits (115 percent of the area median, floor and ceiling)
Published federal limits. JSON: /api/data/loan-limits/arkansas/conway-county. Not lending advice.