Mortgage Points Calculator
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Compare paying points with keeping your cash
Use this mortgage points calculator to compare two rates for the same loan and term. Compare upfront points, payment savings and both cash-flow and balance-aware break-even estimates.
Your scenario estimate
Complete the numbered sections, then select Calculate.
- Additional upfront points cost
- Reference principal and interest
- With-points principal and interest
- Simple payment break-even
- First balance-aware break-even within holding period
- Holding-period payment savings minus points
- Holding-period interest savings minus points
- Reference ending loan balance
- With-points ending loan balance
Simple break-even ignores loan balances and may exceed the loan term. Balance-aware break-even compares interest saved after upfront points and searches only the entered holding period. Neither includes tax benefits or investment returns on cash.
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How to Use the Mortgage Points Calculator
Step 1: Loan and holding period
Enter the amount financed and the term, then the number of months you expect to keep the loan before selling, refinancing or paying it off. Costs assume points are paid in cash, not financed.
Step 2: Two comparable rate options
Enter the reference rate and the rate available with additional points. Enter only the incremental points charged above the reference option. One point equals 1% of the loan amount. A point does not guarantee a quarter-point rate reduction; pricing varies.
Calculate, compare and request a review
Choose Calculate to see your estimate. Change one assumption at a time and calculate again. Contact information is optional. Use the review form or Text a Question when you need help verifying the inputs.
How the Calculator Works
Points cost = loan amount × additional points ÷ 100. Payment savings = reference P&I − with-points P&I. Simple break-even = points cost ÷ positive monthly savings. Balance-aware benefit = cumulative interest saved − points cost, equivalent to payment savings plus the ending-balance difference minus points.
Example calculation
On a $300,000, 30-year loan, 1 additional point costs $3,000. Comparing 7% with 6.5% produces approximately $99.70 monthly P&I savings and a simple break-even near 30.09 months. The calculator also accounts for different loan balances over your selected period.
How to interpret your results
Positive holding-period benefits favor the with-points option for the particular metric shown. Negative values mean the points have not been recovered under that metric. Zero points means no additional modeled upfront points cost, not a promise of free financing.
Assumptions and factors that change the result
Same principal and term, fixed rates, no extra principal, cash-paid incremental points. Taxes, insurance and other identical expenses cancel out; mortgage-insurance differences, other fee differences, APR and tax deductions are excluded. Payments are held constant until maturity.
Frequently asked questions
Does one point lower the rate by 0.25%?
There is no universal reduction. Enter the rate difference actually offered or a clearly hypothetical pair.
Why are there two break-even results?
Payment break-even measures cash flow. Balance-aware break-even also recognizes the different principal balances and therefore compares cumulative interest saved.
Related 210 Mortgage guides
- Understand mortgage discount points
- Compare discount points and lender credits
- Permanent mortgage rate buydowns
Methodology sources
Guideline references checked October 6, 2026. Mathematical comparisons do not replace the applicable lender’s review.