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Loan payment calculator for United States

USD · 12,345.67US customary measurementsRoad distance: miles

United States planning scenario. Amounts, prices and rates are editable examples. No verified local tax bands, exemptions, benefits or lender rules are applied. Currency amounts are not exchanged.

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Enter years. Monthly loans and savings require a whole number of months; 0.5 years is 6 months.

Monthly payment

$400.76

Amounts in USD · United States · editable planning estimate

Total interest$4,045.54
Total repaid$24,045.54
Number of payments60
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How this result was calculated

  1. Monthly rate = annual rate ÷ 12
  2. Total repaid = monthly payment × number of payments
  3. Interest = total repaid − principal
  4. Country setup: United States. Displayed measurements are converted to the formula's base units internally.

Assumption: Fixed rate, monthly compounding and monthly payments. Origination fees and lender specific APR rules are excluded. United States planning scenario. Amounts, prices and rates are editable examples. No verified local tax bands, exemptions, benefits or lender rules are applied. Currency amounts are not exchanged.

Calculation version 1.0.0 · Support state: generic

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Formula and method

Payment = principal × periodic rate ÷ (1 − (1 + periodic rate)⁻ⁿ). This uses 12 equal payments per year.

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Worked example

A 20,000 loan at 7.5% over five years has 60 monthly payments. The result separates the amount borrowed from the interest cost.

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