What Is the Balance on My Loan?

See your current payoff balance partway through a loan.

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Balance remaining

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Assumes a fixed rate and on-time payments. The remaining balance is the principal not yet repaid.
About this calculator

What Is the Balance on My Loan?

A remaining loan balance calculator shows how much you still owe partway through a loan, based on the original amount, rate, term, and number of payments made.

Why the balance falls slowly at first

On an amortizing loan, early payments are mostly interest, so the principal, and therefore your payoff balance, drops slowly in the first years and accelerates later. That's why, a few years into a 30-year mortgage, you may be surprised how much you still owe. The calculator computes the exact figure from the amortization schedule.

Uses for the payoff figure

The remaining balance is what you'd need to pay the loan off today, and it's the starting point for deciding whether to refinance, sell, or make extra payments. Comparing it against your home's value gives your equity; comparing it against a new loan offer tells you what you'd be refinancing.

How to use it

  1. Enter the original loan amount and rate.
  2. Enter the term in years.
  3. Enter how many payments you've made.
  4. See the remaining balance and principal paid.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find my remaining loan balance?

From the original amount, rate, term, and payments made, the amortization formula gives the exact principal still owed. Enter them above.

Why do I still owe so much early in a loan?

Early payments are mostly interest, so principal falls slowly at first and faster later. Equity builds gradually in the early years.

What is the remaining balance used for?

It's your payoff amount today and the basis for refinancing, selling, or calculating home equity.

See the exact formula and a worked example on our methodology page.

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