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MONTHS

Mortgage :

Original Term

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Existing Rate :

%

Amortization

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Penalties and balances based on a remaining Term of :

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Penalty  Help

NO Penalty.

Greater : 3 Month or IRD?
Interest Rate Differential?
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IRD Penalty Rate :

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A $ 100,000 mortgage at existing rates of 4.75 % with a 60 month term and 300 month amortization results in monthly payments of $ 567 and a balance at term maturity of $ 88,156.
 
Your cost to break this mortgage contract is $ 5,219 (Greater of IRD and 3 month penalty) . The benefit you will receive by switching to the best available rate of 2.75 % is $ 5,219. As such your net benefit after paying penalties is $ 0.
 
(A mortgage rate of 2.75 % would result in a payment that is $ 107 lower each month and a balance at term maturity that is $ 1,657 lower . The present value of these differences is $ 5,219 .)
 
You would be ON EQUAL GROUND after refinancing.
NOTE: You should confirm the actual penalty amount with your existing lender. Each lender may calculate the penalty differently and it will likely vary slightly from our calculations.



Existing

Posted IRD

New Mortgage

Interest Rate

4.75 %

2.75 %

2.75 %


Monthly Payment

$ 567

$ 461

$ 461

Balance at TERM
(based on amortization)

$ 88,156

$ 86,499

$ 86,499

PRESENT VALUES

(2.75 % discount rate)   

Difference in Payments

 

$ 3,692

$ 3,692

Difference in Balance

 

$ 1,527

$ 1,527

PENALTY

 

( $ 5,219 )

( $ 5,219 )

PRESENT VALUE

 

$ 0

$ 0

$ Back in Pocket

 

$ 288

$ 288

      (sum of all payments and balance differences, not accounting for time)

If you Keep equal

payments of $ 567 :

Balance at TERM

 

 

$ 82,491

PV Difference in Balance

(2.75 % discount rate)   

$ 5,219

PENALTY

   

( $ 5,219 )

ALT. PRESENT VALUE

 

 

$ 0

Canadian Calculation - Compounded Semi-Annually
NOTE: Payments on a new mortgage beyond the remaining term of 36 months are not used in determining present values.



Figures are rounded to nearest dollar.

The above information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.



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