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Definitions
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Mortgage amount |
Original or expected balance for your
mortgage. |
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Interest rate |
Annual interest rate for this mortgage. |
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Term in years |
The number of years over which you will repay this
loan. The most common mortgage terms are 15 years and
30 years. |
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Monthly payment |
Monthly principal and interest payment (PI). |
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Total payments |
Total of all monthly payments over the full term of
the mortgage. This total payment amount assumes that
there are no prepayments of principal. |
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Total interest |
Total of all interest paid over the full term of the
mortgage. This total interest amount assumes that there
are no prepayments of principal. |
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Prepayment type |
The frequency of prepayment. The options are: none,
monthly, yearly, and one-time payment. |
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Prepayment amount |
Amount that will be prepaid on your mortgage. This
amount will be applied to the mortgage principal balance,
based on the prepayment type. |
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Start
with payment |
This is the payment number that your prepayments will
begin with. For a one time payment, this is the payment
number that the single prepayment will be included in.
All prepayments of principal are assumed to be received
by your lender in time to be included in the following
month's interest calculation. |
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Savings |
Total amount of interest you will save by prepaying
your mortgage. |