Mortgage Calculator: Monthly Payment Breakdown
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Whenever you borrow money—whether it’s taking out a mortgage to buy a home, or loans to finance an automobile, pay for college, or even start that microbrewery you’ve always dreamed about—you need to know the terms.
- Loan amount. How much do you need (or are you allowed) to borrow?
- Loan term. When do you plan to have the loan paid in full?
- Compound frequency and payback rate. How often will you make payments, and how often will those payments be reflected in your outstanding balance? (Typically they’re both the same—monthly or annually, for example.)
Once you know those things, you can calculate your expected payments.
For example, suppose you plan to buy a $30,000 car. You have enough for a $2,000 down payment, and the dealer is offering you $3,000 for your current vehicle, so your loan amount would be $25,000. Let’s say the finance department has offered you a five-year loan, with monthly payback, at their 4.99% “incentive rate.”
Use the calculator to find out your monthly payment: $471.67.