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Important calculator limitations
This educational loan calculator is an estimate and is not financial, legal, or tax advice.
This is a general educational tool. It does not provide financial, legal, tax, credit, lending, or debt-relief advice. It does not recommend a lender, loan, repayment strategy, or financial decision.
Results are hypothetical estimates based only on the values you enter and a fixed-rate, once-per-month payment model.
The entered rate is used as a simple annual interest rate. This tool does not calculate or reproduce a lender-disclosed APR.
Your lender may use daily interest, fees, variable rates, penalties, different rounding, payment timing rules, taxes, insurance, or other contract terms not modeled here.
Do not use the estimate as a payoff quote. Confirm actual payment allocation, payoff amounts, prepayment rules, and decisions with your lender or a qualified professional.