Calculating Loans Flashcards
What are points?
Points are fees charged by lenders to either lower an interest or to originate the loan. Each point charged is 1 percent of the loan amount. For example, a discount point is charged up front to lower a borrower’s interest rate which in some cases helps the borrower qualify for the loan. In addition, a lender could charge a loan origination fee (point) to originate the loan
A lender is charging 1% loan origination fee and 2 discount points to the borrower. The loan amount is $150,000. What overall percentage is the lender charging? What is the percentage in points?
Formula:
Loan origination fee: 1%
Discount points: 2%
Total: 3%
Loan amount: $150,000
Total Charged - $150,000 x .03 total = $4,500.00 total
Points: $150,000 x .02 points = $3,000.00 total points charged
A borrower pays $500 for a $10,000 loan. How many points are paid?
$500 ÷ 10,000 = .05 = 5 points
A borrower pays 5 points on a $10,000 loan. What is the fee paid?
$10,000 x .05 = $500
A borrower pays $500 as 5 points on a loan. What is the loan amount?
$500 ÷ .05 = $10,000
What is the Annual interest?
The Annual interest is the annual amount of money someone pays to borrow money. Annual interest is calculated yearly, not monthly.
See T-bar formula for Annual Interest:
What are Loan Payments?
Loan Payments are the monthly amount paid on the loan that usually includes a principal portion and an interest portion.
ONLY the principal portion of the payment is applied to the principal balance owed on the loan.
The interest portion is not applied to the principal balance and therefore DOES NOT AFFECT the principal balance owed.
So, if a homeowner has a monthly payment of $620 and $120 of that payment is applied to interest, only $500 is actually applied to (and therefore lowers) the unpaid balance. This type of loan is said to be an “amortizing loan” because the principal balance is reduced with each payment until the principal is paid off completely. We will cover how to calculate a schedule of amortization in the next three slides.
But if the loan is an interest-only loan with a portion or the entire balance owed to be paid at a time in the future, interest is the only amount applied as a payment - as shown here - and the balance is not reduced until some or all of the principal is applied:
A borrower has a $100,000 interest-only loan @ 6% interest. What are the annual and monthly interest payments?
Annual interest payment = $100,000 x .06 = $6,000
Monthly interest payment = $6,000 ÷ 12 = $500
A borrower has a $500 monthly payment on a 6% interest-only loan. What is the loan principal?
First, multiply $500 by 12 to get the annual amount of interest, $500 x 12 = $6,000 annual interest. Next, divide: $6,000 ÷ 0.06 = $100,000 loan principal.
A borrower has a $500 monthly payment on a $100,000 interest-only loan. What is the loan rate?
First, multiply $500 by 12 to get the annual amount of interest, $500 x 12 = $6,000 annual interest. Next, divide the annual interest amount by the loan, $6,000 ÷ 100,000 = 0.06, and the loan rate is 6%
What is A fully amortized loan?
A fully amortized loan is one where the payments remain the same over a period of time and the principal and interest within the payments are paid in different increments (principal increasing each payment and interest decreasing each payment) over the life of the loan. An interest-only loan pays down the interest owed, none of the principal.
Formulas:
Interest-only loan: Total interest = Loan amount x Rate x Term in years
Fully Amortized loan: Total interest = (Monthly PI payment x 12 x term) - Loan amount
A borrower obtains a 10-year interest only loan of $50,000 @ 6%. How much interest will he or she pay?
($50,000 x .06 x 10) = $30,000
A borrower obtains a 10-year amortized loan of $50,000 @ 6% with monthly payments of $555.10. How much interest will he or she pay?
($555.10 x 12 x 10) - $50,000 = $16,612
What is Amortization Calculation?
Amortization Calculation
With an amortization loan, the amount of principal paid each month can be calculated using 3 factors: Principal Balance, Interest Rate, and Monthly Payment.
Formulas:
A 4 step method is used to calculate Principal and interest paid per month. The steps are
Multiply x, Divide (÷), Subtract - , and Subtract -.
Step 1: Principal x Interest = Annual Interest
Step 2: Annual Interest (÷) 12 months = 1st month’s Interest;
Step 3: Monthly Payment - 1st (or any) month’s calculated Interest = Principal paid;
Step 4: Principal Balance - Principal Paid = New Principal Balance.
A borrower obtains a 30-year $100,000 amortized loan @ 7% with a $665.31 monthly payment. What is the principal paid in the second month?
Month 1:
$100,000 x .07 (÷) 12 = $583.33 1st month’s Interest; Payment $665.31 - $583.33 = $81.98 First Month’s Principal;
$100,000 - $81.98 = $99,918.02 New Principal Balance
Month 2:
$99,918.02 x .07 (÷) 12 = $582.86 Second Month’s Interest; Payment 665.31 - 582.86 = $82.45 Second Month’s principal.
(you can subtract the $82.45 from the principal balance of $99,918.02 to obtain the new principal balance and continue the steps to fully show principal and interest amounts for the length of the loan.
What is A loan constant?
A loan constant is a number expressed as a percentage or decimal that calculates a mortgage payment which would retire the loan in the expressed time allotted or term of the loan.
Formula
Monthly payments= Loan amount/ 1000 times Loan Constant
Loan amount = Monthly payments/Loan Constant times1000
Loan Constant = Monthly payments/Loan amount times1000
A borrower obtains a loan for $100,000 with a 6.3207 constant. What is the monthly payment?
Monthly payment = ($100,000 ÷ 1,000) x 6.3207 = $632.07
A borrower has a monthly payment of $632.07 on a loan with a monthly constant of 6.3207. What is the loan amount?
Loan amount = ($632.07 ÷ 6.3207) x 1000 = $100,000
A borrower obtains a loan for $100,000 with a monthly payment of $632.07. What is the loan constant?
Loan constant = ($632.07 ÷ $100,000) x 1,000 = 6.3207
A borrower pays $1,000 for a $50,000 loan. How many points are paid?
$1,000 ÷ 50,000 = .02 = 2 points
A borrower pays 2 points on a $40,000 loan. What is the fee paid?
$40,000 x .02 = $800