Example 1 — Mortgage after 5 years
- Amount: 100,000
- Rate: 8%
- Term: 360 mo.
- N: 60
Balance ≈ 95,069.86
Payment ≈ 733.76
Interest ≈ 39,095.73
Principal ≈ 4,930.14
Remaining ≈ 95.07%
After 60 payments most cash went to interest — typical early in a long loan.