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The total amount financed.
This is the principal — the amount you're actually borrowing, not including interest.
The loan's annual percentage rate (APR).
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How many years you have to repay the loan.
A longer term lowers the monthly payment but increases total interest paid over the life of the loan.
Estimated monthly payment
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Formula source(s)
- Standard fixed-rate loan amortization formula: M = P x r x (1+r)^n / ((1+r)^n - 1), where r is the monthly interest rate and n is the number of monthly payments
Inputs used
- Loan Amount
- 20000
- Annual Interest Rate (%)
- Loan Term (years)
- 5
What this calculation does not cover
- The formula is a fixed rate amortized to zero over the full term, which is only one of the shapes home improvement borrowing takes. A HELOC bills interest only during its draw period, so its early payment sits far below this figure and then steps up when repayment starts; a variable rate re-prices the payment every time the index moves; a balloon product leaves a lump sum due at the end. None of those is what this number describes.
- The total interest shown in the breakdown assumes every payment lands exactly on schedule and none of it early. Paying extra against principal cuts that total sharply and shortens the term, a missed payment adds fees and interest the schedule never sees, and a minority of loans carry a prepayment penalty that takes back part of what an early payoff would otherwise save.
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- Standard fixed-rate loan amortization formula: M = P x r x (1+r)^n / ((1+r)^n - 1), where r is the monthly interest rate and n is the number of monthly payments
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