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Cash-Out Refinance worksheet

Grades 11–12 · CCSS HSA.SSE.B.4

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

  1. Problem 1.
    • Home value: $425,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $200,000
    • Current interest rate: 3.25%
    • Time left on current loan: 24 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 85%
    • Cash you want: $52,500
    • New interest rate: 4.6%
    • New loan term: 15 years
    • Closing costs: $7,750
    • How closing costs are paid: Paid in cash
    • Second loan rate to compare: 8.5%
    • Second loan term: 20 years

    Find: Cash available

  2. Problem 2.
    • Home value: $475,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $250,000
    • Current interest rate: 3%
    • Time left on current loan: 24 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 85%
    • Cash you want: $68,000
    • New interest rate: 6.75%
    • New loan term: 30 years
    • Closing costs: $7,500
    • How closing costs are paid: Added to the new loan
    • Second loan rate to compare: 6%
    • Second loan term: 10 years

    Find: Cash available

  3. Problem 3.
    • Home value: $420,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $225,000
    • Current interest rate: 4.5%
    • Time left on current loan: 28 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 85%
    • Cash you want: $60,000
    • New interest rate: 5.9%
    • New loan term: 20 years
    • Closing costs: $10,000
    • How closing costs are paid: Added to the new loan
    • Second loan rate to compare: 7.5%
    • Second loan term: 10 years

    Find: Cash available

  4. Problem 4.
    • Home value: $500,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $250,000
    • Current interest rate: 4.5%
    • Time left on current loan: 22 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 75%
    • Cash you want: $75,000
    • New interest rate: 7%
    • New loan term: 15 years
    • Closing costs: $8,250
    • How closing costs are paid: Paid in cash
    • Second loan rate to compare: 7.2%
    • Second loan term: 10 years

    Find: Cash available

  5. Problem 5.
    • Home value: $500,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $250,000
    • Current interest rate: 3%
    • Time left on current loan: 34 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 70%
    • Cash you want: $70,000
    • New interest rate: 6.25%
    • New loan term: 15 years
    • Closing costs: $6,500
    • How closing costs are paid: Added to the new loan
    • Second loan rate to compare: 10%
    • Second loan term: 10 years

    Find: Cash available

  6. Problem 6.
    • Home value: $500,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $220,000
    • Current interest rate: 2.8%
    • Time left on current loan: 22 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 75%
    • Cash you want: $55,000
    • New interest rate: 5%
    • New loan term: 20 years
    • Closing costs: $5,800
    • How closing costs are paid: Paid in cash
    • Second loan rate to compare: 9.5%
    • Second loan term: 15 years

    Find: Cash available

  7. Problem 7.
    • Home value: $500,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $280,000
    • Current interest rate: 4%
    • Time left on current loan: 26 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 70%
    • Cash you want: $55,000
    • New interest rate: 6.5%
    • New loan term: 30 years
    • Closing costs: $9,500
    • How closing costs are paid: Paid in cash
    • Second loan rate to compare: 7.25%
    • Second loan term: 15 years

    Find: Cash available

  8. Problem 8.
    • Home value: $600,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $190,000
    • Current interest rate: 2.4%
    • Time left on current loan: 22 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 80%
    • Cash you want: $80,000
    • New interest rate: 7.4%
    • New loan term: 20 years
    • Closing costs: $7,500
    • How closing costs are paid: Added to the new loan
    • Second loan rate to compare: 10%
    • Second loan term: 20 years

    Find: Cash available

  9. Problem 9.
    • Home value: $375,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $200,000
    • Current interest rate: 3.5%
    • Time left on current loan: 20 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 80%
    • Cash you want: $52,500
    • New interest rate: 6.5%
    • New loan term: 30 years
    • Closing costs: $8,000
    • How closing costs are paid: Paid in cash
    • Second loan rate to compare: 7.4%
    • Second loan term: 20 years

    Find: Cash available

  10. Problem 10.
    • Home value: $500,000
    • Current mortgage balance: $200,000
    • Current interest rate: 2.7%
    • Time left on current loan: 22 years
    • Lender's loan-to-value limit: 75%
    • Cash you want: $45,000
    • New interest rate: 7%
    • New loan term: 15 years
    • Closing costs: $8,000
    • How closing costs are paid: Paid in cash
    • Second loan rate to compare: 4.75%
    • Second loan term: 20 years

    Find: Cash available

Answer key: Cash-Out Refinance worksheet

  1. 1. Cash available: $161,250.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 85% of the home's value

      $425,000.00×85%=$361,250.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now. What's left is the cash available

      $361,250.00−$200,000.00=$161,250.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance plus the cash you take

      $200,000.00+$52,500.00=$252,500.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 288 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $200,000.00×0.002708331−(1+0.00270833)−288=$1,001.03
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 180 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $252,500.00×0.003833331−(1+0.00383333)−180=$1,944.54
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $1,944.54×180+$7,750.00−$1,001.03×288−$52,500.00=$16,970.72
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $52,500.00×0.007083331−(1+0.00708333)−240=$455.61
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $455.61×240−$52,500.00=$56,845.73
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $252,500.00$425,000.00=59.41%
  2. 2. Cash available: $146,250.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 85% of the home's value

      $475,000.00×85%=$403,750.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now and the closing costs. What's left is the cash available

      $403,750.00−$250,000.00−$7,500.00=$146,250.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance, the cash you take, and the closing costs

      $250,000.00+$68,000.00+$7,500.00=$325,500.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 288 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $250,000.00×0.00251−(1+0.0025)−288=$1,218.77
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 360 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $325,500.00×0.0056251−(1+0.005625)−360=$2,111.19
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,111.19×360+$0.00−$1,218.77×288−$68,000.00=$341,020.19
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 120 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $68,000.00×0.0051−(1+0.005)−120=$754.94
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $754.94×120−$68,000.00=$22,592.73
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $325,500.00$475,000.00=68.53%
  3. 3. Cash available: $122,000.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 85% of the home's value

      $420,000.00×85%=$357,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now and the closing costs. What's left is the cash available

      $357,000.00−$225,000.00−$10,000.00=$122,000.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance, the cash you take, and the closing costs

      $225,000.00+$60,000.00+$10,000.00=$295,000.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 336 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $225,000.00×0.003751−(1+0.00375)−336=$1,178.95
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $295,000.00×0.004916671−(1+0.00491667)−240=$2,096.49
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,096.49×240+$0.00−$1,178.95×336−$60,000.00=$47,028.61
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 120 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $60,000.00×0.006251−(1+0.00625)−120=$712.21
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $712.21×120−$60,000.00=$25,465.27
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $295,000.00$420,000.00=70.24%
  4. 4. Cash available: $125,000.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 75% of the home's value

      $500,000.00×75%=$375,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now. What's left is the cash available

      $375,000.00−$250,000.00=$125,000.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance plus the cash you take

      $250,000.00+$75,000.00=$325,000.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 264 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $250,000.00×0.003751−(1+0.00375)−264=$1,493.47
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 180 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $325,000.00×0.005833331−(1+0.00583333)−180=$2,921.19
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,921.19×180+$8,250.00−$1,493.47×264−$75,000.00=$64,789.67
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 120 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $75,000.00×0.0061−(1+0.006)−120=$878.56
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $878.56×120−$75,000.00=$30,427.69
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $325,000.00$500,000.00=65%
  5. 5. Cash available: $93,500.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 70% of the home's value

      $500,000.00×70%=$350,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now and the closing costs. What's left is the cash available

      $350,000.00−$250,000.00−$6,500.00=$93,500.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance, the cash you take, and the closing costs

      $250,000.00+$70,000.00+$6,500.00=$326,500.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 408 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $250,000.00×0.00251−(1+0.0025)−408=$978.17
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 180 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $326,500.00×0.005208331−(1+0.00520833)−180=$2,799.49
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,799.49×180+$0.00−$978.17×408−$70,000.00=$34,812.52
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 120 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $70,000.00×0.008333331−(1+0.00833333)−120=$925.06
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $925.06×120−$70,000.00=$41,006.62
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $326,500.00$500,000.00=65.3%
  6. 6. Cash available: $155,000.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 75% of the home's value

      $500,000.00×75%=$375,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now. What's left is the cash available

      $375,000.00−$220,000.00=$155,000.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance plus the cash you take

      $220,000.00+$55,000.00=$275,000.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 264 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $220,000.00×0.002333331−(1+0.00233333)−264=$1,117.13
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $275,000.00×0.004166671−(1+0.00416667)−240=$1,814.88
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $1,814.88×240+$5,800.00−$1,117.13×264−$55,000.00=$91,449.08
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 180 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $55,000.00×0.007916671−(1+0.00791667)−180=$574.32
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $574.32×180−$55,000.00=$48,378.24
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $275,000.00$500,000.00=55%
  7. 7. Cash available: $70,000.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 70% of the home's value

      $500,000.00×70%=$350,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now. What's left is the cash available

      $350,000.00−$280,000.00=$70,000.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance plus the cash you take

      $280,000.00+$55,000.00=$335,000.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 312 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $280,000.00×0.003333331−(1+0.00333333)−312=$1,444.94
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 360 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $335,000.00×0.005416671−(1+0.00541667)−360=$2,117.43
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,117.43×360+$9,500.00−$1,444.94×312−$55,000.00=$265,953.63
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 180 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $55,000.00×0.006041671−(1+0.00604167)−180=$502.07
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $502.07×180−$55,000.00=$35,373.43
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $335,000.00$500,000.00=67%
  8. 8. Cash available: $282,500.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 80% of the home's value

      $600,000.00×80%=$480,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now and the closing costs. What's left is the cash available

      $480,000.00−$190,000.00−$7,500.00=$282,500.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance, the cash you take, and the closing costs

      $190,000.00+$80,000.00+$7,500.00=$277,500.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 264 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $190,000.00×0.0021−(1+0.002)−264=$927.04
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $277,500.00×0.006166671−(1+0.00616667)−240=$2,218.58
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,218.58×240+$0.00−$927.04×264−$80,000.00=$207,720.79
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $80,000.00×0.008333331−(1+0.00833333)−240=$772.02
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $772.02×240−$80,000.00=$105,284.16
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $277,500.00$600,000.00=46.25%
  9. 9. Cash available: $100,000.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 80% of the home's value

      $375,000.00×80%=$300,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now. What's left is the cash available

      $300,000.00−$200,000.00=$100,000.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance plus the cash you take

      $200,000.00+$52,500.00=$252,500.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $200,000.00×0.002916671−(1+0.00291667)−240=$1,159.92
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 360 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $252,500.00×0.005416671−(1+0.00541667)−360=$1,595.97
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $1,595.97×360+$8,000.00−$1,159.92×240−$52,500.00=$251,669.17
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $52,500.00×0.006166671−(1+0.00616667)−240=$419.73
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $419.73×240−$52,500.00=$48,235.69
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $252,500.00$375,000.00=67.33%
  10. 10. Cash available: $175,000.00

    1. Find the most a lender would let you owe: 75% of the home's value

      $500,000.00×75%=$375,000.00
    2. Subtract what you owe now. What's left is the cash available

      $375,000.00−$200,000.00=$175,000.00
    3. Find the new loan: your balance plus the cash you take

      $200,000.00+$45,000.00=$245,000.00
    4. Find your current payment. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 264 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $200,000.00×0.002251−(1+0.00225)−264=$1,005.55
    5. Find the new payment. Remember, it replaces your whole mortgage, not only the cash. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 180 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $245,000.00×0.005833331−(1+0.00583333)−180=$2,202.13
    6. See what taking the cash costs on this plan: all its payments and cash costs, minus the rest of your current loan, minus the cash

      $2,202.13×180+$8,000.00−$1,005.55×264−$45,000.00=$93,918.54
    7. Find the payment on a second loan for the same cash, keeping your current mortgage. A standard formula finds the one amount that clears the loan in 240 months, where the monthly rate is the yearly rate ÷ 12

      $45,000.00×0.003958331−(1+0.00395833)−240=$290.80
    8. See what the cash costs on that plan: the second loan's payments minus the cash

      $290.80×240−$45,000.00=$24,792.15
    9. Check how much you'd owe against the home after the cash-out

      $245,000.00$500,000.00=49%