Balloon Payment Calculator

Understand how a balloon payment affects your repayments and total cost

Balloon Payment Lab

Balloon payment calculator

Compare car loan repayments with and without a balloon payment to understand the trade-offs.

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Comparison

Monthly without balloon

$594

Monthly with balloon

$475

Monthly saving

$119

Balloon due at end

$6,000

Total cost without balloon

$35,642

Total cost with balloon

$36,614

A balloon payment lowers your regular repayments by $119/mo, but costs $972 more over the loan term due to interest on the deferred amount. You will also owe $6,000 at the end of the term.

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