Mortgage
Our monthly mortgage payment calculator is simple to use. The first step includes four fields for loan amount, interest rate, length and home value. The loan amount is how much you’ll need to borrow, the interest rate is the rate advertised by the lender, the length is the amount of time it takes to repay the loan (generally 15 or 30 years) and the home value is the estimated price. The second step of the mortgage payment calculator includes three more fields; annual taxes, annual insurance and annual PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance).
When you use the mortgage calculator, the main fields to keep your eye on are the interest rate and the length. If you input a lower rate, you can expect your monthly payment to go down. Just how much an interest rate decrease affects your monthly balance depends on the size of your loan.
Choose a loan with a shorter term, and you can expect your monthly payment to rise. Consider that you’re paying off the same loan in a shorter period of time.
This quick overview is great for comparing lenders. It’s the first step to finding a mortgage that matches your budget.