Cost of clearing a loan ahead of schedule.
A worked example
Starting figures
- Outstanding balance
- $9,000
- Rate
- 9%
- Payments remaining
- 24
- Early repayment charge
- 1%
What it returns
- Net saving
- $778
- Settlement figure
- $9,090
- Interest avoided
- $868
- Early repayment charge
- $90
How to read the results
With the defaults above, net saving works out at $778.