|
Operating hours 9 am to 4 pm for
most weekdays
When you borrow
money, the lender charges you for using the funds. This charge
is interest. The cost of the credit is paid for in small amounts
over the life of the loan. Every monthly payment includes repayment
of some of the borrowed amount (principal) and some of the cost
of borrowing the money (interest).
Monthly payment
= principal payment + interest
The mathematical
formula for the computation of interest is as follows:
Interest =
Principal x Rate x Time(in years)
As an example,
if an individual borrows $1,000 at 12% interest due in one year,
the calculation would be:
Interest =
$1,000 x .12 x 1
Interest =
$120
At the maturity
of the loan, the borrower would pay $120 interest plus $1,000
principal for a total of $1,120.
The fractional
part of a year involved in a loan is computed on the basis of
a 365/366 day year using actual days of each month. If an individual
borrowed $1,000 at 7.25% interest and repaid in monthly instalments
over one year, the calculation would be as follows:
|
Date of Payment
|
Payment Amount
|
# of Days Since Last
Principal Reduction
|
Principal Reduction
|
Accrued
Interest
|
Principal
Amount
|
|
08/25/09
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
$1,000.00
|
|
09/10/09
|
$50.00
|
16
|
$46.82
|
$3.18
|
$953.18
|
|
09/25/09
|
$100.00
|
15
|
$97.16
|
$2.84
|
$856.02
|
|
10/25/09
|
$75.00
|
30
|
$69.90
|
$5.10
|
$786.12
|
|
11/30/09
|
$75.00
|
36
|
$69.38
|
$5.62
|
$716.74
|
|
12/25/09
|
$50.00
|
25
|
$46.44
|
$3.56
|
$670.30
|
|
01/25/10
|
$75.00
|
31
|
$70.87
|
$4.13
|
$599.43
|
|
02/09/10
|
$80.00
|
15
|
$78.21
|
$1.79
|
$521.22
|
|
03/15/10
|
$75.00
|
34
|
$71.48
|
$3.52
|
$449.74
|
|
04/20/10
|
$100.00
|
36
|
$96.78
|
$3.22
|
$352.96
|
|
05/15/10
|
$75.00
|
25
|
$73.25
|
$1.75
|
$279.71
|
|
06/25/10
|
$75.00
|
41
|
$72.72
|
$2.28
|
$206.99
|
|
07/15/10
|
$75.00
|
20
|
$74.18
|
$0.82
|
$132.81
|
|
08/25/10
|
$133.89
|
41
|
$132.81
|
$1.08
|
--
|
|
Totals
|
$1,038.89
|
--
|
$1,000.00
|
$38.89
|
$0.00
|
|
As you can see
from the above table, the number of days between payments and
the principal balance on the loan makes a difference in the amount
of interest due. Interest is always collected first with each
payment before any funds are applied to principal.
Tribal Credit employees are available to explain interest and
how it is calculated.
Give us a call at 509.634.2664 or drop by our office.
|
