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Economics

Principal Repayment

Quick fact

In a typical 30-year mortgage with a 6% interest rate, the first payment may allocate less than 10% toward principal reduction—the rest goes to interest.

Why this is interesting

When you make a monthly loan payment, only part of it actually reduces what you owe. Can you guess why your balance seems to barely move at first?