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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.

Your numbers stay in your browser. No account or submission to a bank.

Your assumptions

Principal still owed, not the home purchase price.

Editable example, not a market rate. Monthly rate = annual rate ÷ 12.

Total of 1 to 600 months. Use whole years and months.

Total of 1 to 600 months. Use whole years and months.

Applied to principal before the first simulated payment.

Added to the original payment after the initial overpayment.

If applicable, charged to scenarios with extra payments. Not financed.

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.

Before deciding

Lower payments or a shorter term?

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.

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