Submitted by gundamstar1 t3_z5oaiu in personalfinance
Brandon432 t1_ixz45xn wrote
Reply to comment by Fabulous-Ad6844 in Delayed Mortgage Monthly Payment at WF by gundamstar1
We are saying different things. If you pay EXTRA, yes, it will reduce your principal and interest. If you simply pay EARLY, it will not.
Fabulous-Ad6844 t1_ixzb3xp wrote
Well an extra payment is an “early payment”. But I understand that some institutions won’t apply an early payment to reduced outstanding Principal.
Fun fact - in Australia they have what they call “Mortgage Offset” accounts. Basically it’s like a savings account, but instead of earning interest it is offset against the outstanding Principal of your mortgage on daily interest calculations. Thereby you “earn”the interest rate of your mortgage. I was very surprised the US doesn’t have these. They’re great because you can almost pay off your mortgage but still pull the funds out instantly if you need them.
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