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Refinance & Home Equity

Compare replacing your mortgage, borrowing against your home or combining debts.

Refinance Savings

Would a new loan change your monthly payment and total costs?

Compare your current mortgage with a new loan. Include closing fees and the time you expect to keep it. A smaller payment does not always mean a cheaper loan.

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Cash-Out Refinance vs. Home-Equity Loan

Should you replace your first mortgage or add a second loan?

Compare the same cash received through one larger refinance or a fixed home-equity loan while keeping your first mortgage. See both payments, loan costs and debt still owed.

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Combine First and Second Mortgages

Would replacing two mortgages with one reduce the cost?

Keep both current fixed loans and their payoff dates, or replace both balances with one new mortgage. Compare payments, fees, insurance and debt still owed.

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Home Equity & Underwater Goals

How much of your home could you own?

Track estimated equity, explore an underwater mortgage or find the monthly extra for an equity goal. Include another home loan and your own value-change assumption.

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Debt Consolidation

Would a smaller bill come with a bigger total cost?

Keep your debts or pay them off with a cash-out refinance or fixed home-equity loan. Compare fees, debt remaining, total borrowing costs and payoff time.

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Buying a Home

Find a budget, compare renting and buying, or explore saving a larger down payment.

Housing Affordability

What home price could fit your household budget?

Start with money you bring home, bills, debts and savings. Include taxes, insurance and upkeep, then check upfront cash or try a listing price. This is a budget estimate, not lender approval.

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Rent vs. Buy

What could renting or owning the same home cost?

Compare monthly costs and the longer view. Add taxes, insurance, upkeep, buying and selling fees, and your own assumptions about future prices.

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Buy Now or Save a Bigger Down Payment?

Would a bigger down payment make waiting worthwhile?

Compare buying now with saving while renting and buying later. See cash needed, monthly costs, rent paid while waiting, and remaining debt at the same end date. Save a payment-and-cash goal.

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Compare Mortgage Options

Understand how rates, loan length, fees and points change the cost.

Compare Mortgage Offers

Does the lower rate really cost less?

Compare two or three fixed-rate offers. Include points, credits and financed fees. See monthly bills, closing cash and same-period borrowing costs. Save a payment target.

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15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgage

Would you rather have a smaller bill or finish sooner?

Compare two fixed-rate loan terms using the same mortgage amount. See monthly payments, total interest, fees and the balance still owed after the same number of years.

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Fixed vs. Adjustable Mortgage

Could the smaller starting payment grow?

Test steady, falling, rising and maximum-rate scenarios. Compare possible later payments, rate limits and borrowing costs over the same time.

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Mortgage Points

Would paying more upfront reduce your borrowing costs?

Compare actual fixed-rate quotes with and without points. See upfront fees, monthly payments, two break-even measures and costs after 3, 5 and 10 years.

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Pay Off Loans & Remove PMI

Explore extra payments, payment timing and possible mortgage-insurance milestones.

Extra Payments & Payoff-Date Goals

When do you want your mortgage paid off?

Choose a payoff month or test monthly extras, a lump sum, yearly payments and later increases. See the interest you could avoid and save a progress plan.

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Biweekly Mortgage Comparison

Would paying every two weeks help?

Compare regular monthly payments with two biweekly crediting illustrations. See how payment timing and program fees can change estimated savings.

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PMI Removal Timing

When could your mortgage insurance bill end?

Estimate a possible PMI request milestone, the original automatic schedule and how extra principal could change the timing. Confirm conditions with your servicer.

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Free educational estimates. Calculations stay in your browser. Selected tools let you choose to save a plan in your private account. These tools do not provide lender quotes, approval or personalized loan recommendations.

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