The one thing that virtually all borrowers know about their mortgages is the amount of the initial scheduled payment. This is the amount they are obliged to pay each period under the terms of the mortgage contract. They know that failure to pay that amount is a violation of the contract leading to late charges delinquency reports and ultimately to foreclosure. While borrowers know the amount they are often hazy about how it is calculated and what it includes. In this post. I will illustrate the possibilities related to a $100,000 loan at 6 percent. In the simplest possible case the scheduled payment includes only interest until the final payment when it includes repayment of the balance. The interest payment each month is.06/12 or.005 multiplied by $100.00 which equals $500. The final payment assuming the borrower paid only interest throughout would be $100,500. Most mortgages written during the 1920s were of this type usually with terms of five or 10 years. Their weakness is that they must be refinanced at term which during the depression of the 1930s became very difficult because properly values and borrower incomes had fallen. The notion took hold that it was prudent for borrowers to pay down the balance over time by making a mortgage payment larger than the interest. This additional amount is called the principal payment.
The principal payment is always a residual - the total payment less the interest if the borrower in the example paid $600 the $500 of interest would be deducted leaving $100 as the principal payment. If the borrower paid $700 the principal payment would be $200. The scheduled payment may not be limited to interest and principal. The monthly mortgage insurance premium if there is one will be included. If the borrower has agreed to escrow property taxes and homeowners insurance most lenders treat the monthly escrow payments as if they are also part of the scheduled payment if the escrow payment is short the payment is considered delinquent. A borrower can start down a slippery path to foreclosure by failing to pay required escrows. Apply for a first time home buyer loan with the best interest rates! Click !
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