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Reduce Your Amortization
Reducing your amortization period and increasing your regular payments will save you thousands of dollars in interest costs over the life of your mortgage.
The example below shows how choosing a 15-year amortization period instead of 25 years will save over $49,000 in total interest costs.
Example: $100,000 mortgage at 7% per annum*
| Amortization** Period |
Monthly Payment |
Total Payment |
Total Interest |
Interest Saved |
| 15 Years |
$893.25 |
$160,785 |
$60,785 |
$49,340 |
| 20 Years |
$769.31 |
$184,634 |
$84,634 |
$25,491 |
| 25 Years |
$700.42 |
$210,125 |
$110,125 |
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