- Mortgage amount
- The total amount for this mortgage.
- Interest rate
- The interest rate on this mortgage.
- Amortization period
- The number of years over which you will repay this loan. This calculator has two options. The 5/20 Interest Only option has a repayment period of 25 years. The first five years are interest only, the payment is then increased to fully payoff the loan balance over the remaining 20 years. The 10/15 Interest Only option has a repayment period of 25 years. The first 10 years are interest only, the payment is then increased to fully payoff the loan balance over the remaining 15 years.
- Fees
- Any fees that should be included in the APR calculation. These fees can vary by lender, but at a minimum usually includes prepaid interest.
- Mortgage payment
- Monthly interest payment using semi-annual compounding.
- Equivalent monthly payment
- The sum of periodic payments for a year divided by 12 months.
- Accelerated weekly and bi-weekly payments
- Accelerated weekly and accelerated bi-weekly payment options are calculated by taking a monthly payment schedule and assuming only four weeks in a month. We calculate an accelerated weekly payment, for example, by taking your normal monthly payment and dividing it by four. Since you pay 52 weekly payments, by the end of a year you have paid the equivalent of one extra monthly payment. This additional amount accelerates your loan payoff by going directly against your loan's principal. The effect can save you thousands in interest and take years off of your mortgage.
The accelerated bi-weekly payment is calculated by dividing your monthly payment by two. You then make 26 bi-weekly payments. Just like the accelerated weekly payments you are in effect paying an additional monthly payment per year.
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