Not exact matches
Depending on how long your new
repayment plan lasts, you may end up spending more in total
interest costs
over the
course of the
loan.
No matter the total balance
of debt, this
interest rate reduction can lead to an impressive amount
of savings
over the
course of a decade (or more)
of loan repayment.
If we assume that that $ 7,200 was a
loan at an
interest rate
of 6.8 % (which is the
interest rate on most
of my
loans) then that means that
over the
course of a 10 - year
repayment plan I will have paid almost $ 2,750 in
interest on top
of the initial $ 7,200.
When you borrow money conventionally you have to: (1) pay back the
loan by some definite date; (2) pay the lender
interest on the money borrowed
over the
course of the
loan period; and (3) put up adequate collateral until full
repayment of loan has been made.
Use a
loan calculator to estimate how much total
interest will accrue
over the
course of the
repayment period.