Debt Payoff Calculator
Estimate how long a fixed monthly payment could take to clear one debt.
Open calculator →Estimate monthly payments, total interest, and the remaining balance of a fixed-rate loan.
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Use your own assumptions. Review the method and exclusions below.
Assumes a fixed rate and unchanged payments. Fees and new borrowing are excluded. Actual lender schedules may differ.
For a loan with monthly rate i and N payments, payment = P × i / [1 − (1 + i)^(−N)]. At a zero rate, payment = P / N. The schedule applies interest monthly and assumes end-of-month payments.
Try a loan amount of 25,000, an annual rate of 6.5%, and a five-year term. Change the term to see the trade-off between monthly payment and total interest.
No. The rate is a fixed annual interest rate divided by 12 for monthly interest. Origination charges and other fees are excluded, so this is not a lender APR disclosure.
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