Finance Charge Your finance charge is the total of all the interest you would
pay over the entire life of the loan, assuming you kept the loan to maturity, as well as all prepaid finance charges.
Not exact matches
With a fixed - rate mortgage, you
pay the same interest rate
over the
entire life of the
loan.
However, it's important to remember that most people do not keep the mortgage for the
entire loan term and the added costs are usually
paid upfront — not
over the
life of the
loan.
If you have a fixed rate mortgage, your monthly payment for your principle and interest will stay the same
over the
life of the
loan until your
entire loan balance is
paid off.
Over the
life of a standard mortgage
loan, the
entire original amount borrowed is generally scheduled to be fully
paid off, or amortized.