Here's an example: A loan for $300,000.00 at a 7% interest rate for 30 years would cost you approximately a total of $418,000 in interest paid over the life of the loan. By dividing the amount of your payment ($1995.91) by 12 months ($166) and sending that extra amount to be applied to your principal every month you are making one extra payment per year. This reduces the term of the loan to 24 years and decreases the total interest paid on the loan to roughly $320,000.
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