Mortgage overpayment calculator: reduce payment or term?
See how an extra payment changes a fixed-rate mortgage. Compare three scenarios on the same remaining balance, with clear assumptions and a downloadable schedule.
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Your assumptions
Current schedule
Monthly principal + interest—
Remaining interest—
Total remaining cash outlay—
Your comparison
A · Reduce payment
Keep the remaining term; recalculate payments on the lower balance.
Monthly principal + interest
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Remaining term (months)
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Interest avoided minus fees
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Remaining interest
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Total remaining cash outlay
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Fees included: — · Months saved: —
B · Shorten term
Keep the original payment; finish sooner, with a smaller final payment if needed.
Monthly principal + interest
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Remaining term (months)
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Interest avoided minus fees
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Remaining interest
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Total remaining cash outlay
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Fees included: — · Months saved: —
C · Add monthly extras
As in B, plus an extra amount each month until payoff.
Monthly principal + interest
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Remaining term (months)
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Interest avoided minus fees
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Remaining interest
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Total remaining cash outlay
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Fees included: — · Months saved: —
Nominal estimates, without discounting: no option is personal advice. The extra principal is paid upfront; it is not an additional borrowing cost.
Compare remaining interest
Your monthly schedule
Month
Payment
Principal
Interest
Balance
No future instalments: the initial overpayment covers the principal.
CSV uses comma separators and decimal points. Month 0 records the initial overpayment and one-time fees in a separate column. Monthly amounts are rounded to two decimals only for export.
EXAMPLE · 150,000 / 3.5% / 20Y
An example you can reproduce
150,000 remaining, 3.5% nominal interest, 20 years, 10,000 upfront and no fees: the original payment is about 869.94. A reduces it to 811.94; B finishes in 218 months and avoids about 9,495.72 in interest. With another 100 monthly, C finishes in 188 months. These are hypothetical examples in the same currency.
A releases more room in a monthly budget; B and C repay principal faster. Consider liquidity, other commitments and contract terms. The calculator does not know your financial circumstances.
What does the saving mean?
It is the difference between future interest in the current schedule and the scenario, minus entered fees. It is not an annual return, does not account for the time value of money and can be negative.
Does this apply in every country?
The mathematical model uses annual nominal interest divided by 12 and monthly payments. It does not determine any country’s tax, penalty or compounding rules. Currency selection changes display units without converting amounts.
Method and limits
Monthly fixed-rate model with level principal-and-interest payments at month end. Extras reduce principal. It excludes taxes, insurance, daily interest, future rate changes and alternative returns. The final payment covers only what is still due. A lender may use different rounding or compounding conventions or may not offer both repayment options: obtain a contractual quote before deciding.