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Debt Payoff and Credit Utilization Calculator

See how long each path takes, what it is estimated to cost in total, how much monthly pressure it puts on your budget, and how your reported revolving utilization could change along the way. Your numbers. Your options. Your decision.

Compare your debt payoff paths

Enter what you owe today and the figures from any personal-loan offer. Everything updates immediately so you can see payoff time, estimated interest, monthly payment pressure and reported revolving utilization side by side.

Current credit-card situation
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Add up the credit limit on every card, not your available credit. Utilization results need this.

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On top of the minimums. Enter 0 if there is nothing extra right now.

How long before a paid-down card is likely to report its new balance. Creditors report on their own schedules. 0 to 12 months.

Personal-loan comparison
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The full starting balance you must repay, including any financed prepaid charge.

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Use the interest rate from your loan agreement. This may be lower than the official APR.

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APR may include interest and certain loan fees. Enter it for disclosure and comparison only.

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The amount available to you or sent to creditors after prepaid charges.

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The upfront charge deducted from or included in the loan. Leave blank to estimate it from the two amounts above.

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Enter only the amount used to pay the card balances included above.

1 to 360 months.

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Leave blank to estimate it from the total loan amount, contract interest rate and term.

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A total monthly payment, not an amount added on top of the required payment.

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Also a total monthly payment.

Your numbers are calculated in this browser and are not saved or transmitted by this calculator.

Enter your card balance, average APR and current minimum payments to see the comparison.

Assumptions and disclaimer

  • Estimates assume on-time payments, no new card charges, unchanged rates, and extra payments applied to principal.
  • Credit-card minimum formulas vary by issuer, so the declining-minimum path is illustrative only.
  • Loan payoff figures use the contract interest rate and total loan amount. Official APR is shown for disclosure only.
  • Creditors generally report on their own schedules, so the utilization reporting delay is an estimate.
  • Credit-score changes depend on the scoring model, bureau, report contents, payment history, utilization, new credit, account age and other factors. Nothing here predicts or guarantees a score change.
  • This calculator provides educational estimates and is not financial, credit, tax or legal advice.

An optional next step

A lower-rate personal loan may be worth comparing if it improves your payment structure or total cost. Review the contract rate, APR, prepaid finance charge, amount financed, total of payments and prepayment terms before deciding.

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