This tool does not provide financial, investment, lending, tax, legal, or accounting advice, and using it does not create any advisory or professional relationship. It is a self-service calculator for general educational and informational purposes only. Nothing it displays — including the words "worth it" or "not worth it" — should be taken as a recommendation to take, or not take, any particular action, including whether to refinance, which lender or loan product to choose, whether to pay points, or how to structure closing costs. This tool also sells nothing — it runs no ads and has no affiliate, referral, or sponsorship relationships with any lender, broker, or real-estate service, so it earns nothing from what you decide and has no incentive to steer you toward any product or provider.
Every figure is a projection built from the inputs you provide (balance, payments, rates, closing costs, points, and other assumptions) using standard fixed-rate amortization math. Real loans differ: adjustable rates reset, actual closing costs and rate quotes vary by lender and change daily, lenders apply payments and prepayments on specific dates and rules set by your note, mortgage insurance has its own conditions, prepayment penalties may exist, escrow requirements change, and taxes can alter the picture (for example, mortgage-interest deductibility). Actual results will differ. No accuracy, completeness, or outcome is promised, and the calculations may contain errors.
For any decision that matters, confirm the numbers with the sources that actually govern your loan:
For large or irreversible choices — refinancing, paying points, cash-out decisions — consider a fee-only fiduciary advisor or a CPA who is paid for advice rather than for selling a product.
This is an independent, privately made tool. It is not created, endorsed, sponsored, or reviewed by any government agency, lender, bank, or real-estate company. Terms such as PMI, points, and closing costs are used only to describe what the tool estimates.
This tool is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of accuracy, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the author shall not be liable for any loss or damages of any kind arising from your use of, or reliance on, this tool or its output. Your use is entirely at your own risk.
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