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Cash-out refinance calculator

Borrow against your home's equity by refinancing for more than you owe. See your new loan-to-value ratio and what the cash adds to every monthly payment.

Your current mortgage

today

Current payment (principal & interest): $1,428.79/mo

The refinance offer

new
Until you sell, pay off or refinance again
You take $50,000 in cash. Your payment rises by $276 a month, and the cash adds about $319 to each payment.
Keep current$411,492
Refinance$563,879

Total still to pay, with the cash you receive subtracted from the refinance side

New payment
$1,705was $1,429
Monthly change
+$276more each month
Break-even
neversimple method: never
After 10 yrs
−$51,807behind
Interest left, current
$201,492
Interest, new loan
$346,879
Loan-to-value after cash-out
63.6%new loan $267,000

Your net position, month by month

$0−$76,193−$152,387now5y10y15y20y25y30y
Ahead (+) or behind (−) vs keeping your loan

Counts refinance costs, the payment difference and the difference in what you still owe. Crossing zero is the true break-even.

Ask about these numbers

An AI analyst reads your inputs and results above and explains them. The calculator works without it.

How a cash-out refinance works

You take a new mortgage larger than your current balance. The new loan pays off the old one, pays the closing costs (if you roll them in) and hands you the difference in cash. You now owe more, at the new rate, for the new term.

Loan-to-value (LTV) = new loan ÷ home value. On a $420,000 home the 80% cap allows a $336,000 loan. With $210,000 owed and $7,000 of costs rolled in, about $119,000 is the ceiling.

The real price of the cash

The "cost of cash" figure in the results is how much more each monthly payment is because of the cash, compared with the same refinance without it. If your current rate is lower than the new one, you're also paying more on the money you already owed. That hidden cost is why a HELOC often wins when rates have risen since you bought.

If the cash is for clearing credit cards, run the debt consolidation calculator too, and remember you'd be turning unsecured debt into debt secured by your home.

Questions people ask

How much cash can I take out when I refinance?
Most conventional lenders let the new loan reach up to 80% of your home's appraised value (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac limits for a primary residence). Multiply your home value by 0.8, subtract your current balance and closing costs, and the remainder is roughly the most cash available.
Is a cash-out refinance a good idea?
It can be when the new rate is close to or below your current one and the cash replaces much more expensive debt or funds a home improvement that adds value. It is usually a poor trade if it raises the rate on your whole mortgage just to fund spending, because you pay that higher rate on every dollar for decades.
Cash-out refinance vs HELOC: which is cheaper?
If your existing mortgage rate is lower than today's rates, a HELOC or home-equity loan leaves that low rate untouched and only charges the new rate on the money you borrow. A cash-out refinance re-prices the whole balance. Compare the monthly cost of the cash shown above with a HELOC quote.
Are cash-out refinance rates higher?
Usually slightly. Loan-level price adjustments from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac add cost for cash-out loans, more so at higher loan-to-value ratios and lower credit scores.