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About Loanreader

In November 2015, Loanreader launched this website.  Our mission is to provide financial tools that give people greater visibility with mortgages, allowing them to make smarter decisions with borrowing money and with paying back the money.  Our financial tools are user-friendly and highly versatile as they can be used for various types of loans such as HOME loans, COMMERCIAL loans, AUTO loans, and COLLEGE loans.  With our calculators, you can…

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the amortization schedule for your loan including the date when it started
special scenarios (e.g., a 27-year loan, a Balloon loan, an Interest Only loan, or an ARM, with various compound frequencies
total cost in the near future, not just at the end of the 15 or 30 year period.
your total cost which includes principal, interest, closing costs, points, PMI, taxes and insurance, and extra payments
detailed loan scenarios side-by-side, on equal terms, and quickly and easily decide the best option
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See clearly through the numbers

Use our calculators and become more educated about mortgages. Our calculators add together all the numbers for you and determine the overall cost making it easy to make decisions.

If you are a real estate investor who buys and sells often, knowing your cost in the near future is valuable information to have.

Easier to shop for a loan

List multiple loans side by side and choose the best offer.

Example: one bank offers a low interest rate but you need to pay $3,000 in closing costs; another bank offers a little higher interest rate with $0 in closing costs. Which loan is better for you?

It can be difficult to decide, but using our built-in tool which overall cost can help you make that choice.  Even while talking on the phone with loan officers, you can plug in the numbers and have excellent visibility.

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Make informed decisions

∑   Is it worthwhile to make extra payments?
Ever wonder about this?  Our calculators will show you  
how much money you will save if you pay X amount of dollars extra toward the principal. 

∑   How much will you save if you refinance?  
Our calculators will take into account your exact loan scenario
and show you how much money you will save if you refinance (includes closing costs, points, PMI, and extra payments).

Ten reasons why Loanreader calculators are special and unique.  
Our calculators…

∑    are user-friendly and versatile

∑    can be used for various types of loans such as HOME loans, COMMERCIAL loans, AUTO loans, and COLLEGE loans

∑    allow you to build the amortization schedule for your specific loan including the date when it started

∑    handle special scenarios such as a 27-year loan, a Balloon loan, an Interest Only loan, or an ARM, with various compound frequencies

∑    include property taxes, home owners insurance, and tax rate for deductions on federal tax

∑    include options for Extra payments and a Biweekly payment program

∑    allow you to compare loans side-by-side, on equal terms

∑    show you actual dollar amounts of what you can save if you make extra payments, or if you join a biweekly payment program, or if you refinance.

∑    enable you to see your cost in the middle of the loan period, not just at the end of the loan.

∑    have help buttons throughout the website to help explain the concepts