Mortgage calculator, adjustable or fixed?

When youďż˝re confronting a mortgage decision, small rate changes can make big changes in how much house you can afford—or even if you can afford to buy a house at all.

Use this calculator to see if youďż˝re better off, over time, with an adjustable rate that might increase (or, given the right circumstances, might decrease) or better off with the stability of a fixed-rate mortgage.

Keep in mind, most people take an adjustable-rate mortgage expecting to sell the house in a few years or planning to refinance to a fixed rate at some point. Talk to a credit union loan officer for information about your mortgage options.

	Adjustable	Fixed
Loan amount		$
Loan term (years)
Interest rate
Months between adjustments
Maximum rate change/adjustment
Minimum rate
Maximum rate


MONTHLY PAYMENTS:
Total first monthly payment	$	$
Total cost of loan after 3 years	$	$
Total cost of loan after 7 years	$	$
Total cost of loan after 10 years	$	$
Total cost of loan after 20 years	$	$
Total cost of loan (held to original term)	$	$

housing logo Assumptions: The calculator shows results for mortgage amounts only, excluding any up-front fees and points as well as required payments for property taxes and insurance, and excluding any tax benefits that may result from itemizing deductions.

This calculator is solely for informational purposes and provides reasonably accurate results; the calculations are not intended to be relied upon as actual mortgage payment computations.