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Whats included in my payment?

Ryan Ward, Seattle Mortgage Banker, talks about what will be inculded in the payment of a typical 30 year fixed rate loan.

For they majority of borrowers, each monthly payment will go towards the following areas:

  • Principal, which is the total outstanding balances of the loan
  • Interest, which is the cost of borrowing the money
  • Taxes, which are levied on the property from the local goverment
  • Insurance, which protects both the lender and owner from losses caused by fire of other natural hazards