Accelerated
weekly and bi-weekly payments
Accelerated weekly and accelerated bi-weekly payment options
are calculated by taking a monthly payment schedule and assuming
only four weeks in a month. We calculate an accelerated weekly
payment, for example, by taking your normal monthly payment
and dividing it by four. Since you pay 52 weekly payments,
by the end of a year you have paid the equivalent of one extra
monthly payment. This additional amount accelerates your loan
payoff by going directly against your loan's principal. The
effect can save you thousands in interest and take years off
of your mortgage.
The accelerated bi-weekly payment is calculated by dividing
your monthly payment by two. You then make 26 bi-weekly payments.
Just like the accelerated weekly payments you are in effect
paying an additional monthly payment per year. |