About the Refinance Savings Calculator
Refinancing to a lower rate almost always lowers your monthly payment, but that's not the same as it being worth doing — the closing costs and any penalty need to be earned back through those monthly savings before you come out ahead. This calculator works out your current and refinanced monthly payments, the exact break-even point in months, and a full cost comparison over however long you actually plan to keep the loan — since a lower rate on a loan you'll pay off or sell before the break-even point can end up costing more, not less. Everything is calculated locally in your browser.
Refinance Costs to Watch For
Closing costsOrigination fees, appraisal, title search and insurance, and various administrative fees — commonly 2% to 5% of the loan amount, though it varies by lender and loan type.
Prepayment penaltySome loans charge a fee for paying them off early, including via refinancing — check your current loan agreement, since not all loans have this, and it's more common on some loan types than others.
Resetting the clockIf your new loan resets to a longer term than your old loan's remaining time, you may pay less per month but more in total interest over the life of the loan, even at a lower rate — the total cost comparison here is meant to catch that.
Rolling costs into the loanSome lenders let you add closing costs to the new loan balance instead of paying upfront — that avoids an out-of-pocket cost but means you're financing (and paying interest on) the fees themselves, which this simple model doesn't account for.
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