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Should I refinance?

Enter your current loan and a new loan you're considering. We'll compare monthly payments, chart both payoff timelines, and show real interest savings — including any extra payments.

Your current loan

TODAY
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The new loan

PROPOSED
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Payoff timeline

Current loan
New loan

⚠ The "reset the clock" caveat
A new loan restarts amortization, so comparing lifetime interest on a fresh new loan against one you're partway through isn't apples-to-apples. The figures below compare interest over the same remaining horizon instead.

The strongest version of a refinance is to take the monthly saving and put it straight back onto the new loan's principal. Your total outlay doesn't rise, because the money is the saving itself, but it offsets the term reset and cuts both the interest and the payoff date. That only works if you actually make the extra payment rather than letting the saving disappear into the budget.

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When a refinance actually pays for itselfA written guide to the rules behind this calculator →
Figures are estimates for discussion purposes only. Not a commitment to lend. Actual figures depend on credit, escrow, and underwriting.