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Conventional: PMI required when down payment is below 20% of the home price. PMI cancels automatically once LTV reaches 80%.
PITI stands for Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance — the four components of a complete monthly mortgage payment. Most calculators show only principal and interest. Numrica includes all four because lenders qualify borrowers on the full PITI payment, not just the loan portion. A $400,000 home at 7% for 30 years has a principal and interest payment of $2,661 — but with property taxes, homeowners insurance, and PMI, the real monthly cost is often $3,200–$3,600.
The standard lender qualification rule is the 28% front-end ratio: your total monthly PITI should not exceed 28% of gross monthly income. If your PITI is $3,000, lenders expect at least $10,700/month ($128,000/year) in gross income. This calculator shows the income you need to qualify alongside the payment breakdown.
Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is required on conventional loans when the down payment is below 20% — meaning the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio exceeds 80%. PMI protects the lender, not the borrower, and typically costs 0.5%–1.5% of the loan balance annually, added to your monthly payment. On a $350,000 loan, that is $1,750–$5,250 per year.
PMI cancels automatically once your loan balance reaches 80% of the original appraised home value — either through regular amortization or extra principal payments. This calculator shows the exact month when PMI cancels, which is one of the most useful outputs for planning extra payments. An extra $200/month on a typical 30-year mortgage can eliminate PMI 3–5 years earlier.
Switching from monthly to biweekly payments results in 26 half-payments per year — equivalent to 13 full monthly payments instead of 12. That extra annual payment goes entirely to principal reduction. On a $400,000 30-year loan at 7%, biweekly payments eliminate about 4.5 years of payments and save over $50,000 in interest. The calculator shows this comparison side by side so you can see the exact savings for your loan parameters.