How to use the Loan Calculator
Start with the amount, APR, and term. The monthly principal-and-interest payment updates immediately. Open Extra payments & fees when you want to model an extra monthly payment, lender origination fee, other upfront costs, or a real first-payment month.
Fees, proceeds, and payoff date
An origination fee entered as a percentage is shown separately from the scheduled loan payment. The amount received estimate subtracts that fee from the stated loan amount without changing principal-and-interest payments. The projected last-payment month uses the selected first-payment month and the simulated payoff duration.
Planning limits
This is an estimate, not a lender quote. Some lenders finance fees instead of deducting them from proceeds, and variable rates, irregular timing, insurance, taxes, deferment, prepayment rules, or lender-specific rounding can change actual costs.