Personal Loan Calculator
Estimate your monthly payment and total cost on a personal loan, including origination fees.
About the Personal Loan Calculator
Personal loans are usually unsecured, fixed-rate, and repaid over two to seven years — but many lenders subtract an origination fee from the amount you actually receive, which changes the real cost of borrowing. This calculator shows your monthly payment, total interest, and how much that origination fee costs in dollar terms.
How It Works
The calculator amortizes your loan amount at the given rate and term to compute the fixed monthly payment, exactly as a bank would. Separately, it multiplies the origination fee percentage by the loan amount so you can see the fee in dollars — money that is typically deducted upfront from your loan proceeds rather than added to your payments.
Payment = P × [r(1+r)^n] / [(1+r)^n − 1]; Origination Fee = Loan Amount × Fee %.
Example
Scenario: A $10,000 personal loan at 11.5% for 36 months with a 2% origination fee.
Result: Monthly payment of about $330, roughly $1,873 in total interest, and a $200 origination fee deducted from the disbursed amount.
Assumptions & Limitations
- The origination fee is assumed to be deducted from the loan proceeds rather than financed into the balance.
- Assumes a single fixed rate for the entire repayment term.
- Late fees, prepayment penalties, and autopay rate discounts offered by some lenders are not modeled.
- Actual disbursed amount may vary by lender depending on how the fee is applied.