Loan Value

Example #1

A client is looking at purchasing a house. They feel they can afford monthly interest and principal payments of $1,100. They anticipate a 30 year loan with an interest rate of 7%. How much can they borrow?

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Calculation Type

Loan


Calculate

Loan Value


Interest Rate

7


Number of Years

30


Type of Payment

Level Payments


Payments per Year

12


Payment Amount

1100


Payments Made At

End of Period


Balloon Payment

0

Result

The client can borrow $168,990.33 over 30 years at 7%.

Example #2

If they went with a 15 year loan at 6.5%, how much would they be able to borrow?

Data Entry

Change the Interest Rate from 7% to 6.5%, and then change the Number of Years from 30 to 15.

Result

The client can borrow $127,770.74 over 15 years at 6.5%.