Amortizing Loan Calculator

Need extra money? Contemplating on getting a loan? Our simple Amortizing Loan Calculator will help you decide whether you should or should not get a loan. This calculator will calculate your payment based on a certain interest rate and loan amount. You can also calculate the amount of a loan based on a payment amount you can afford. You can print a report based on your options.

Instructions:

If you want to calculate what your monthly payment would be based on a certain loan amount,

  • Click on the oval next to "Payment"
  • Enter the amount you would like to receive in "Loan amount"
  • Enter the number of months you'd like to take to pay back the loan in "Term in months"
  • Enter the rate of interest for your loan in "Interest rate"
  • Click on "Calculate" to view what your monthly payment would be based on your choices
  • To view or print out a report, click on "View Report"
  • You can type in different variables for the fields to come up with terms that you can handle

If you want to calculate a loan amount based on a monthly payment you can afford,

  • Click on the oval next to "Loan amount"
  • Enter the monthly amount you can afford in "Monthly payment"
  • Enter the number of months you'd like to take to pay back the loan by "Term in months"
  • Enter the rate of interest for your loan by "Interest rate"
  • Click on "Calculate" to view what your loan amount would be based on your choices
  • To view or print out a report, click on "View Report"
  • You can type in different variables for the fields to come up with terms that you can handle

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Definitions

Monthly payment
Monthly payment for this loan.

Term in months
Number of months for this loan.

Loan amount
Total amount of your loan.

Interest rate
Annual interest rate for this loan. Interest is calculated monthly on the current outstanding balance of your loan at 1/12 of the annual rate.

Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice. We can not and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.