An amortization table
An amortization table
The listing of payments that shows prinicipal and interest is an amortization table.
The answer is called amortization. In a typical loan payment, interest is calculated based on the outstanding principle balance. When the periodic payment remains constant the amount of that payment allocated to interest declines as the principle balance is reduced.
An amortization table
Principle: is the beginning amount of money that is deposited or owed. For instance, you deposit $100 or you take on a loan that is worth $100. The $100 is your principle amount. Interest: Is the cost of borrowing. The higher principle, the higher interest payment you will have to pay because the interest due is a percent of the Principle.
In a simple interest loan, you are paying interest on the amount of money you have borrowed in each payment period. When you make a payment, a certain amount of it goes to repay the loan, reducing the principle. In the next payment period, your interest is being calculated on a smaller amount borrowed. In the first payment, you are paying interest on the entire amount borrowed. In the next payment, you are paying interest on the amount borrowed minus the principle amount from the first payment. That's why paying extra principle early in the life of a loan can make a big difference in the time it takes to pay it off. In a 30 year home mortgage for example, in the first year the principle will be reduced by about the amount of one month's payment. If you make an extra payment toward the priniciple equal to one month's payment, you will have effectively gained an entire year in the retirement of the loan.
principle, interest, insurance and taxes
total cost= monthly payment [1-(1+APR)to the power of -n/APR
That depends on the length, amount, and interest rate of the loan. You would need to use an amortization calculator to figure out the exact point when you are paying more on the principle than the interest. You will be paying at least a little bit of interest up until the very last payment.
Yes. The interest only loan is simply that. You are only paying the interest on your loan. None of your payment is going toward the principle loan amount. The main advantage of an interest only loan is the drastically low monthly payment that you make compared to a traditional mortgage. Most of the interest only loans are based on a 10yr. term and MUST be paid off at that time. Most borrowers refinance at the 10yr. mark. This program is offered to borrowers with very good credit. A smart borrower knows that in the early years of a traditional mortgage his payment goes almost entirely toward interest. Gradually over the life of the loan his payment will go more and more to principle until near the very end of the loan almost all of the payments he is making will be going toward principle. The interest only loan can be used to drastically increase the amount of your payment that goes to principle in the first 10 yrs.. Here's how. Keep in mind that these are not accurate numbers and are being used to make it simple for this answer. Let's say your current payment is $1200/mo. Out of that $1200 only $50 is going toward principle and the rest goes to interest. You choose to refinance with an interest only loan and your new payment is $750/mo. This reduces your monthly payment by $450/mo. Out of the new $750/mo. payment NOTHING goes toward principle. The savvy borrower pays $1000/mo. instead of the required $750 and $250/mo. goes toward principle. This is $200/mo. more going toward principle than the traditional mortgage where only $50 was going to principle. It is also $200/mo. less than you were payingbefore. So your monthly payment is lower and you are chipping away at the principle of the loan much faster at the same time. Do some math and you will see how much faster your loan amount decreases compared to a traditional mortgage. Another advantage of the interest only loan is that you are only required to make the $750/mo. payment. So if things are tight one month...you can just make the interest payment. It only takes a little gumption to make this work for you. I am a licensed Loan Officer and have seen first hand the benefits of this program when it is used properly. Hope this helps.
Make your payments on time and pay as much extra on the principle. That will drop your interest as well. On most payment plans, you are paying the interest first and nothing on the principle. Put as much as you can into it and get it paid off quicker and cheaper.
An interest only loan mortgage accomplished a few things. These 'things' consist of a very small principle payment, or even just interest only payments.