Frontier Mortgage
Calculator Help
1) How much can I afford?
There are three calculators in this
group to help you determine your current financial situation with respect to
getting loan approval. The calculators consist of :
2) Should I Refinance?
There is one calculator
in this category. You can manipulate the data to determine if refinancing is
right for you.
Calculate
by Purchase Price:
This calculator is designed to allow you to enter the
price of a home that you are interested in and determine if you will qualify.
Follow these steps:
Section I. Mortgage Information
- Find an interest rate
that suits your needs. ( Click
here to see the current lowest rates)
- Enter the value or price
on the home
- Enter the term
or length of loan in years
- Enter the interest
rate that you have chosen
- Enter the percentage
for Property tax and Home Insurance
Section II Closing Costs
- Enter the loan origination
fee (This is what a Lender will charge for processing an application.
Enter "1" if you don't know)
- Enter Points (These
are charges levied by the Lender - 1 point is usually 1 percent of the loan
value)
- Other Closing Costs
(Closing costs normally include an origination fee, an attorney's fee, taxes,
an amount placed in escrow, and charges for obtaining title insurance and
a survey.)
Important: Your closing costs cannot exceed your Cash on Hand or Down Payment
- you will need to adjust your Down Payment Amount
Section IV Personal Financial
Information
This section is calculated
by the program to determine the required Annual Income for your desired home
price.
Section V Current Debt
Information
- Enter the amount of your
monthly Car Payment ("0" if none)
- Enter the amount of your
monthly Credit Card Payments
- Enter the amount of any
other monthly loan payments you may have
Now you are ready
to press "CALCULATE" at the bottom left of the calculator.
The program will determine
what your Monthly Payment will be and the required Annual Income
associated with that payment.
Calculate
by Annual Income:
This calculator is designed to allow you to enter your
Annual Income and to determine the purchase price of a home that you can qualify
for. Follow these steps:
Section I. Mortgage Information
- Find an interest rate
that suits your needs. ( Click
here to see the current lowest rates)
- Enter the term
or length of loan in years
- Enter the interest
rate that you have chosen
- Enter the percentage
for Property tax and Home Insurance
Section II Closing Costs
- Enter the loan origination
fee (This is what a Lender will charge for processing an application.
Enter "1" if you don't know)
- Enter Points (These
are charges levied by the Lender - 1 point is usually 1 percent of the loan
value)
- Other Closing Costs
(Closing costs normally include an origination fee, an attorney's fee, taxes,
an amount placed in escrow, and charges for obtaining title insurance and
a survey.)
Important: Your closing costs cannot exceed your Cash on Hand or Down Payment
- you will need to adjust your Down Payment Amount
Section IV Personal Financial
Information
- Enter your Annual
Income
- Enter your down payment
or cash on hand
Section V Current Debt
Information
- Enter the amount of your
monthly Car Payment ("0" if none)
- Enter the amount of your
monthly Credit Card Payments
- Enter the amount of any
other monthly loan payments you may have
Now you are ready
to press "CALCULATE" at the bottom left of the calculator.
The program will determine
the Price of the home that you can afford, the Monthly payments,
and the total loan amount you can get.
Calculate
by Monthly Payments:
This calculator is designed to allow you to enter a
desired Monthly Payment and it will determine the maximum purchase price of
a home that you can qualify for and the required Annual Income you will need.
Follow these steps:
Section I. Mortgage Information
- Find an interest rate
that suits your needs. ( Click
here to see the current lowest rates)
- Enter a Desired Monthly
Payment
- Enter the term
or length of loan in years
- Enter the interest
rate that you have chosen
- Enter the percentage
for Property tax and Home Insurance
Section II Closing Costs
- Enter the loan origination
fee (This is what a Lender will charge for processing an application.
Enter "1" if you don't know)
- Enter Points (These
are charges levied by the Lender - 1 point is usually 1 percent of the loan
value)
- Other Closing Costs
(Closing costs normally include an origination fee, an attorney's fee, taxes,
an amount placed in escrow, and charges for obtaining title insurance and
a survey.)
Important: Your closing costs cannot exceed your Cash on Hand or Down Payment
- you will need to adjust your Down Payment Amount
Section IV Personal Financial
Information
- Enter your Down Payment
or cash on hand
Section V Current Debt
Information
- Enter the amount of your
monthly Car Payment ("0" if none)
- Enter the amount of your
monthly Credit Card Payments
- Enter the amount of any
other monthly loan payments you may have
Now you are ready
to press "CALCULATE" at the bottom left of the calculator.
The program will determine
the Price of the home that you can afford, the required Annual Income,
and the total loan amount you can get.
Refinance
Calculator
This calculator allows you
to enter data from your current loan inclucing your current tax, insurance and
Private Mortgage Insurance.
You can enter data of a proposed loan to determine whether or not refinancing
is right for you. Follow the steps below:
Original/Current Mortgage
Information
- Enter the full amount
of your current loan.
- Enter the original appraised
value of your current property.
- Enter the original interest
rate when you received the loan.
- Enter the number of years
remaining to pay off the loan.
- Enter a percentage that
best represents your current property tax situation.
- Enter a percentage that
best represents your current home insurance situation.
Now, you have completed
the preliminary data.
New Loan Information
By default, the "Click
here to calculate Loan Balance" is selected. This will automatically calculate
the balance of your current loan. You can change the amount of your new loan
amount by simply deselecting the "Click here to calculate Loan Balance"
checkbox and entering an amount below.
- Enter the current appraised
value of your property.
- Enter the new term of
the Loan. This will usally be the remaining years of your current loan.
- Enter the new interest
rate. Click
here to see the lowest rates.
- Enter a percentage that
best represents the Loan Origination Fee the Lender will charge for processing
your loan. ("1" if you don't know).
- Enter the number of points
that you will be paying.
- Enter any other closing
costs.
When fiinished, you should
see a small table below that is displaying any savings that you may receive
by refinancing.
Change the numbers around
as much as you like to determine your options.
If you need more help, please
contact us here
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