Enter your loan amount, interest rate, and buydown rate into the calculator to determine your net savings.

2-1 Buydown Calculation Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the net savings from your 2-1 buydown mortgage.

Net Savings = (Loan Amount * (Interest Rate - Buydown Rate) / 100) + (Loan Amount * (Interest Rate - (Buydown Rate + 1)) / 100)

Variables:

  • Net Savings is the total savings you achieve ($)
  • Loan Amount is the principal amount of the loan ($)
  • Interest Rate is the original interest rate on the loan (%)
  • Buydown Rate is the reduced interest rate for the first year (%)

To calculate the net savings, multiply the loan amount by the difference between the interest rate and buydown rate for each year, and sum