Mortgage Points Calculator
Should you buy points? Use the mortgage points calculator to see how buying points can reduce your interest rate, which in turn reduces your monthly payment. But each "point" will cost you 1% of your mortgage balance. The mortgage points calculator helps you determine if you should pay for points, or use the money to increase your down payment. Click on the "View Report" button to review your information.
By changing any value in the following form fields, calculated values are immediately provided for displayed output values. Click the view report button to see all of your results.
Totals after 10 years in your home Stacked Column Graph: Please use the calculator's report to see detailed calculation results in tabular form.
Principal Balance by Year Line Graph: Please use the calculator's report to see detailed calculation results in tabular form.
Buying points can save you $23,318.41 over 10 years.
Mortgage with points: | Monthly payment $2,212.24 |
Mortgage without points: | Monthly payment $2,398.31 |
Loan amount:
$343,000.00
Mortgage Points Calculator Inputs |
Totals after 10 years in your home. |
Principal Balance by Year |
Definitions
Term
Number of years for this mortgage. Most common terms are 15 years and 30 years.
Mortgage amount
Total balance for your mortgage. This calculation assumes that the cost of buying points is financed. The loan amount with points will be higher than the loan without points by the cost of the purchased points.
Interest rate
Annual interest rate for this mortgage without purchasing any discount points.
Years in home
The number of years you expect to live in this home or the number of years before you refinance your mortgage.
Principal and interest
Monthly principal and interest (PI) for this mortgage.
Points rate
Annual interest rate for this mortgage with discount points.
Points
The number of discount points you need to receive the lower rate. Each point costs 1% of your mortgage amount.