REFINANCING SAVINGS ILLUSTRATION

 

In refinancing your housing loan, you bring down the average interest rate, thereby saving for yourself thousands of dollars in loan repayments.

Below are illustrations showing interest savings for the first five years and total interest savings over the tenure of your loan when the average interest rate is lowered through refinancing.



Illustration 1
Assume Current Loan : S$1,000,000
Tenure : 25 years
Current Interest Rate : 6.25% (monthly rest) for next 5 years
Refinance Year 1 - 3.50 % fixed
Year 2 - 4.50 %

fixed

Year 3 - 4.75 % discounted against board rate
Year 4 - 4.75 % discounted against board rate
  Year 5 - 4.75 % discounted against board rate
Total Interest Savings for 5 years = S$89,733.00

 



Illustration 2
Assume Loan : S$1,000,000
Tenure : 30 years
Average Interest Rate over tenure : 6.0% (monthly rest)
Refinancing Loan : S$1,000,000
Tenure : 30 years
  Average Interest Rate over tenure : 5.0% (monthly rest)

Total Interest Savings over Tenure of Loan = S$225,824.00

 



Illustration 3
Assume Loan : S$1,000,000
Tenure : 30 years
Average Interest Rate over tenure : 6.5% (monthly rest)
Refinancing Loan : S$1,000,000
Tenure : 30 years
  Average Interest Rate over tenure : 5.0% (monthly rest)

Total Interest Savings over Tenure of Loan = S$342,887.00