These days anyone with a mortgage has heard about the savings
of making bi-weekly mortgage payments. The theory behind this is that
you will be making a payment on your mortgage every two weeks rather
than once a month giving you 13 monthly payments each year. Paying
one extra payment per year against your principal allows you to cut
years off of your mortgage. This calculator helps you by showing how
much you can save on your mortgage by making bi weekly mortgage payments.
More Information on Biweekly Payments:
Remember that you cannot simply send your mortgage payment twice
a month because lenders will not accept partial payments. You must
enroll in a bi-weekly mortgage program which means extra fees.
Instead of paying someone to enroll you in a bi-weekly mortgage
program, you can actually accomplish the same savings on your own.
Simply divide your monthly mortgage payment by 12 and pay that much
extra each month, notifying your lender that the extra money should
be applied to your principal.
Ex. $1200 Monthly Payment / 12 Months = $100
Making a $1300 Payment Each Month gives you the same result as bi-weekly
mortgage payments.