What Is a Loan Calculator?
A loan calculator works out your monthly payment, total interest, and full repayment schedule from a loan amount, interest rate, and term. This one also handles a down payment, a balloon payment, and annuity-due timing, so you can model financing a basic calculator can't.
How to calculate a loan payment in 4 steps:
- Enter the loan amount and, if any, a down payment.
- Enter the annual interest rate, compounding frequency, and loan term.
- Add a balloon payment if the loan ends with a lump sum, and set the payment timing.
- Read the payment, total interest, and full amortization schedule instantly.
Loan Payment Example
Borrow $20,000 at 6% annual interest over 5 years (60 monthly payments): the payment is about $386.65/month, with roughly $3,199 total interest. Add a $5,000 balloon payment due at the end, and the monthly payment drops to about $315.00, since part of the loan is repaid as a lump sum instead of monthly.
When to Use a Balloon Payment or Annuity Due
Balloon payments show up in car dealership financing, seller-financed property deals, and short-term business loans, where a lower monthly payment matters more than paying the loan off on a fixed schedule. Annuity-due timing applies when a payment is due at the start of each period instead of the end, as with most lease and rental agreements, so those cash flows compound one period earlier.
Vanliga frågor om lånekalkylatorn
Hur beräknar jag månadsbetalningen?
Ange lånebelopp, årlig ränta och löptid. Kalkylatorn visar betalning, total ränta och total återbetalning.
Vad visar en amorteringsplan?
Den delar upp varje betalning i ränta och amortering och visar den återstående skulden under hela löptiden.
Hur påverkar kontantinsats och slutbetalning?
Kontantinsatsen minskar det finansierade beloppet. Slutbetalningen flyttar en del av återbetalningen till löptidens slut.
Kan kalkylatorn beräkna belopp, ränta eller löptid?
Ja. Välj värdet som ska beräknas och ange övriga låneuppgifter.