Alternative Payment Frequencies

Use this calculator to determine your payment or loan amount for different payment frequencies. You can make payments weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly or annually. You can then examine your principal balances by payment, total of all payments made, and total interest paid.

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Definitions

Payment
Payment for this loan.

Interest rate
Annual interest rate for this loan. Interest is calculated per period on the current outstanding balance of your loan at the annual rate divided by the number of annual periods.

Payment
The type of payment for this loan. The options are weekly (52 payments per year), bi-weekly (26 payments per year), semi-monthly (24 payments per year), monthly (12 payments per year), bi-monthly (6 payments per year), quarterly (4 payments per year), semi-annual (2 payments per year), and annually (1 payment per year).

Number of payments
Number of periods for this loan. This is the total number of scheduled payments for the loan.

Loan amount
Total beginning loan balance.

Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice. We can not and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regards to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues.