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Find a home equity loan's payment and APR with closing costs, and how much you can borrow.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Payment and APR

Enter the amount, rate and term.

About loan amountWhat you borrow.
About interest rate, % a yearNominal annual rate.
About fee isPercent or amount.
About fee isEither way the APR counts it.
About currencyChanges how amounts are shown, not the math; your choice is remembered on this device.
About term, yearsYears of payments.
About and months (optional)Extra months.
About fee (optional)Origination or closing fee.
About other fees (optional)Documentation and other fees.
Result
Payment
$1,433.48
Total of 180 payments
$258,025.76
Total interest
$108,025.76

The payment is $1,433.48 a month.

Year by year
YearInterestPrincipalBalance
1$11,804.96$5,396.80$144,603.20
2$11,357.03$5,844.73$138,758.47
3$10,871.92$6,329.84$132,428.63
4$10,346.57$6,855.19$125,573.44
5$9,777.58$7,424.18$118,149.26
6$9,161.36$8,040.40$110,108.86
7$8,494.02$8,707.74$101,401.12
8$7,771.29$9,430.47$91,970.65
9$6,988.55$10,213.21$81,757.44
10$6,140.86$11,060.90$70,696.54
11$5,222.83$11,978.93$58,717.61
12$4,228.57$12,973.19$45,744.42
13$3,151.80$14,049.96$31,694.46
14$1,985.68$15,216.08$16,478.38
15$722.74$16,478.38$0.00
Show the working
  1. payment = P × i ÷ (1 − (1 + i)^−n)
  2. each payment: interest = balance × i (to the cent), the rest repays principal

How much you can borrow

Enter the value, mortgage and LTV limit.

About home valueAppraised value.
About lender's maximum ltv, %Often 80–90%.
About currencyChanges how amounts are shown, not the math; your choice is remembered on this device.
About mortgage balance (optional)Still owed.
Result
You could borrow
$230,000.00
Combined loan-to-value
80%

Up to $230,000.00.

Show the working
  1. limit = value × LTV − mortgage owed

How to use it

Enter the amount, rate and term. Enter the value, mortgage and LTV limit.

Enter amounts without commas or with them; rates are percentages (5 for 5%). Negative amounts are allowed where a sign means money paid out.

Key facts

limit = value × LTV − mortgage owed

Questions

What is the payment on a $150,000 home equity loan at 8% for 15 years?

$1,433.48.

Formulas

limit = value × LTV − mortgage owed

Sources

Limitations

  • Results are estimates for planning, not offers or financial advice; lenders and banks may round, count days or time payments differently.
  • Rates are nominal annual rates compounded as you choose; payments at a different frequency use the equivalent periodic rate.

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