What is the monthly payment on a $500,000 mortgage?

At the current 30-year fixed average of 6.95 percent, a $500,000 mortgage costs about $3,310 a month in principal and interest. Over a 15-year term at 6.26 percent the payment rises to roughly $4,290. Property taxes, homeowner insurance and any PMI or HOA dues are added on top of these figures.

How much interest will I pay on a $500,000 mortgage?

A 30-year $500,000 mortgage at 6.95 percent costs about $691,506 in total interest — more than the amount borrowed. Choosing a 15-year term at 6.26 percent cuts that to roughly $272,171, a saving of about $419,335, in exchange for a higher monthly payment.

What income do I need for a $500,000 mortgage?

Lenders commonly want your total housing payment to stay under 28 percent of gross monthly income. On that rule the $3,310 payment for a $500,000 mortgage implies an income of roughly $141,846 a year before tax — and more once you add property taxes and insurance, which the 28 percent test also counts.

What house price does a $500,000 mortgage buy?

It depends on your down payment. Borrowing $500,000 with 20 percent down corresponds to a purchase price of about $625,000, while 10 percent down puts the price near $555,556. A down payment below 20 percent on a conventional loan also adds PMI until you reach 20 percent equity.

How much does the interest rate change a $500,000 payment?

A great deal. On a 30-year term each quarter-point of rate moves the payment on a $500,000 mortgage by roughly $84 a month. The table on this page prices the loan from 5.00 percent to 8.00 percent so you can see the full range before you lock a rate.

$500,000 Mortgage Payment — Monthly Cost

$3,310

Monthly payment

$1,191,506

Total of 360 payments

Sep, 2056

Loan payoff date

Loan balance over time

Balance Principal paid $500,000 Interest paid $691,506

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$500,000 mortgage payment by rate and term

Monthly principal and interest. The highlighted row is this week’s Freddie Mac average for a 30-year fixed loan.

Interest rate	30-year	15-year
5.00%	$2,684	$3,954
5.25%	$2,761	$4,019
5.50%	$2,839	$4,085
5.75%	$2,918	$4,152
6.00%	$2,998	$4,219
6.25%	$3,079	$4,287
6.50%	$3,160	$4,356
6.75%	$3,243	$4,425
7.00%	$3,327	$4,494
7.25%	$3,411	$4,564
7.50%	$3,496	$4,635
7.75%	$3,582	$4,706
8.00%	$3,669	$4,778

What a $500,000 mortgage really costs

Total interest, 30 years at 6.95%: $691,506
Total interest, 15 years at 6.26%: $272,171
Income implied by the 28% rule: $141,846
Purchase price with 20% down: $625,000

Switching from a 30-year to a 15-year term on $500,000 saves about $419,335 in interest, at the cost of a higher monthly payment ($4,290 instead of $3,310). With 10% down this loan corresponds to a home priced near $555,556, and a conventional loan under 20% down adds PMI until you reach 20% equity.

These figures are principal and interest only. Property taxes, homeowner insurance, PMI and any HOA dues sit on top and vary by location — add yours in the full mortgage calculator, or check current rates in your state.

Amortization schedule

Date	Principal	Interest	Balance
Oct, 2026	$414	$2,896	$499,586
Nov, 2026	$416	$2,893	$499,170
Dec, 2026	$419	$2,891	$498,751
2026	$1,249	$8,680	$498,751
Jan, 2027	$421	$2,889	$498,330
Feb, 2027	$424	$2,886	$497,906
Mar, 2027	$426	$2,884	$497,480
Apr, 2027	$428	$2,881	$497,052
May, 2027	$431	$2,879	$496,621
Jun, 2027	$433	$2,876	$496,187
Jul, 2027	$436	$2,874	$495,751
Aug, 2027	$439	$2,871	$495,313
Sep, 2027	$441	$2,869	$494,872
Oct, 2027	$444	$2,866	$494,428
Nov, 2027	$446	$2,864	$493,982
Dec, 2027	$449	$2,861	$493,533
2027	$5,218	$34,499	$493,533
Jan, 2028	$451	$2,858	$493,082
Feb, 2028	$454	$2,856	$492,628
Mar, 2028	$457	$2,853	$492,171
Apr, 2028	$459	$2,850	$491,712
May, 2028	$462	$2,848	$491,250
Jun, 2028	$465	$2,845	$490,786
Jul, 2028	$467	$2,842	$490,318
Aug, 2028	$470	$2,840	$489,848
Sep, 2028	$473	$2,837	$489,376
Oct, 2028	$475	$2,834	$488,900
Nov, 2028	$478	$2,832	$488,422
Dec, 2028	$481	$2,829	$487,941
2028	$5,592	$34,125	$487,941
Jan, 2029	$484	$2,826	$487,457
Feb, 2029	$487	$2,823	$486,971
Mar, 2029	$489	$2,820	$486,481
Apr, 2029	$492	$2,818	$485,989
May, 2029	$495	$2,815	$485,494
Jun, 2029	$498	$2,812	$484,996
Jul, 2029	$501	$2,809	$484,495
Aug, 2029	$504	$2,806	$483,992
Sep, 2029	$507	$2,803	$483,485
Oct, 2029	$510	$2,800	$482,976
Nov, 2029	$513	$2,797	$482,463
Dec, 2029	$515	$2,794	$481,948
2029	$5,994	$33,723	$481,948
Jan, 2030	$518	$2,791	$481,429
Feb, 2030	$521	$2,788	$480,908
Mar, 2030	$524	$2,785	$480,383
Apr, 2030	$528	$2,782	$479,856
May, 2030	$531	$2,779	$479,325
Jun, 2030	$534	$2,776	$478,791
Jul, 2030	$537	$2,773	$478,255
Aug, 2030	$540	$2,770	$477,715
Sep, 2030	$543	$2,767	$477,172
Oct, 2030	$546	$2,764	$476,626
Nov, 2030	$549	$2,760	$476,076
Dec, 2030	$552	$2,757	$475,524
2030	$6,424	$33,293	$475,524
Jan, 2031	$556	$2,754	$474,968
Feb, 2031	$559	$2,751	$474,409
Mar, 2031	$562	$2,748	$473,847
Apr, 2031	$565	$2,744	$473,282
May, 2031	$569	$2,741	$472,713
Jun, 2031	$572	$2,738	$472,141
Jul, 2031	$575	$2,734	$471,566
Aug, 2031	$579	$2,731	$470,988
Sep, 2031	$582	$2,728	$470,406
Oct, 2031	$585	$2,724	$469,820
Nov, 2031	$589	$2,721	$469,232
Dec, 2031	$592	$2,718	$468,639
2031	$6,885	$32,832	$468,639
Jan, 2032	$596	$2,714	$468,044
Feb, 2032	$599	$2,711	$467,445
Mar, 2032	$602	$2,707	$466,842
Apr, 2032	$606	$2,704	$466,237
May, 2032	$609	$2,700	$465,627
Jun, 2032	$613	$2,697	$465,014
Jul, 2032	$617	$2,693	$464,398
Aug, 2032	$620	$2,690	$463,777
Sep, 2032	$624	$2,686	$463,154
Oct, 2032	$627	$2,682	$462,526
Nov, 2032	$631	$2,679	$461,896
Dec, 2032	$635	$2,675	$461,261
2032	$7,379	$32,338	$461,261
Jan, 2033	$638	$2,671	$460,623
Feb, 2033	$642	$2,668	$459,981
Mar, 2033	$646	$2,664	$459,335
Apr, 2033	$649	$2,660	$458,686
May, 2033	$653	$2,657	$458,032
Jun, 2033	$657	$2,653	$457,375
Jul, 2033	$661	$2,649	$456,715
Aug, 2033	$665	$2,645	$456,050
Sep, 2033	$668	$2,641	$455,382
Oct, 2033	$672	$2,637	$454,709
Nov, 2033	$676	$2,634	$454,033
Dec, 2033	$680	$2,630	$453,353
2033	$7,908	$31,809	$453,353
Jan, 2034	$684	$2,626	$452,669
Feb, 2034	$688	$2,622	$451,981
Mar, 2034	$692	$2,618	$451,289
Apr, 2034	$696	$2,614	$450,593
May, 2034	$700	$2,610	$449,893
Jun, 2034	$704	$2,606	$449,189
Jul, 2034	$708	$2,602	$448,480
Aug, 2034	$712	$2,597	$447,768
Sep, 2034	$716	$2,593	$447,052
Oct, 2034	$721	$2,589	$446,331
Nov, 2034	$725	$2,585	$445,606
Dec, 2034	$729	$2,581	$444,877
2034	$8,475	$31,241	$444,877
Jan, 2035	$733	$2,577	$444,144
Feb, 2035	$737	$2,572	$443,407
Mar, 2035	$742	$2,568	$442,665
Apr, 2035	$746	$2,564	$441,919
May, 2035	$750	$2,559	$441,169
Jun, 2035	$755	$2,555	$440,414
Jul, 2035	$759	$2,551	$439,655
Aug, 2035	$763	$2,546	$438,892
Sep, 2035	$768	$2,542	$438,124
Oct, 2035	$772	$2,537	$437,352
Nov, 2035	$777	$2,533	$436,575
Dec, 2035	$781	$2,528	$435,794
2035	$9,084	$30,633	$435,794
Jan, 2036	$786	$2,524	$435,008
Feb, 2036	$790	$2,519	$434,218
Mar, 2036	$795	$2,515	$433,423
Apr, 2036	$799	$2,510	$432,623
May, 2036	$804	$2,506	$431,819
Jun, 2036	$809	$2,501	$431,010
Jul, 2036	$813	$2,496	$430,197
Aug, 2036	$818	$2,492	$429,379
Sep, 2036	$823	$2,487	$428,556
Oct, 2036	$828	$2,482	$427,728
Nov, 2036	$832	$2,477	$426,896
Dec, 2036	$837	$2,472	$426,058
2036	$9,735	$29,981	$426,058
Jan, 2037	$842	$2,468	$425,216
Feb, 2037	$847	$2,463	$424,369
Mar, 2037	$852	$2,458	$423,517
Apr, 2037	$857	$2,453	$422,660
May, 2037	$862	$2,448	$421,799
Jun, 2037	$867	$2,443	$420,932
Jul, 2037	$872	$2,438	$420,060
Aug, 2037	$877	$2,433	$419,183
Sep, 2037	$882	$2,428	$418,301
Oct, 2037	$887	$2,423	$417,414
Nov, 2037	$892	$2,418	$416,522
Dec, 2037	$897	$2,412	$415,624
2037	$10,434	$29,283	$415,624
Jan, 2038	$903	$2,407	$414,722
Feb, 2038	$908	$2,402	$413,814
Mar, 2038	$913	$2,397	$412,901
Apr, 2038	$918	$2,391	$411,983
May, 2038	$924	$2,386	$411,059
Jun, 2038	$929	$2,381	$410,130
Jul, 2038	$934	$2,375	$409,196
Aug, 2038	$940	$2,370	$408,256
Sep, 2038	$945	$2,364	$407,310
Oct, 2038	$951	$2,359	$406,360
Nov, 2038	$956	$2,353	$405,403
Dec, 2038	$962	$2,348	$404,442
2038	$11,183	$28,534	$404,442
Jan, 2039	$967	$2,342	$403,474
Feb, 2039	$973	$2,337	$402,501
Mar, 2039	$979	$2,331	$401,523
Apr, 2039	$984	$2,325	$400,539
May, 2039	$990	$2,320	$399,549
Jun, 2039	$996	$2,314	$398,553
Jul, 2039	$1,001	$2,308	$397,551
Aug, 2039	$1,007	$2,302	$396,544
Sep, 2039	$1,013	$2,297	$395,531
Oct, 2039	$1,019	$2,291	$394,512
Nov, 2039	$1,025	$2,285	$393,487
Dec, 2039	$1,031	$2,279	$392,457
2039	$11,985	$27,732	$392,457
Jan, 2040	$1,037	$2,273	$391,420
Feb, 2040	$1,043	$2,267	$390,377
Mar, 2040	$1,049	$2,261	$389,328
Apr, 2040	$1,055	$2,255	$388,273
May, 2040	$1,061	$2,249	$387,212
Jun, 2040	$1,067	$2,243	$386,145
Jul, 2040	$1,073	$2,236	$385,072
Aug, 2040	$1,080	$2,230	$383,992
Sep, 2040	$1,086	$2,224	$382,907
Oct, 2040	$1,092	$2,218	$381,814
Nov, 2040	$1,098	$2,211	$380,716
Dec, 2040	$1,105	$2,205	$379,611
2040	$12,845	$26,872	$379,611
Jan, 2041	$1,111	$2,199	$378,500
Feb, 2041	$1,118	$2,192	$377,383
Mar, 2041	$1,124	$2,186	$376,258
Apr, 2041	$1,131	$2,179	$375,128
May, 2041	$1,137	$2,173	$373,991
Jun, 2041	$1,144	$2,166	$372,847
Jul, 2041	$1,150	$2,159	$371,697
Aug, 2041	$1,157	$2,153	$370,540
Sep, 2041	$1,164	$2,146	$369,376
Oct, 2041	$1,170	$2,139	$368,206
Nov, 2041	$1,177	$2,133	$367,028
Dec, 2041	$1,184	$2,126	$365,844
2041	$13,767	$25,950	$365,844
Jan, 2042	$1,191	$2,119	$364,653
Feb, 2042	$1,198	$2,112	$363,456
Mar, 2042	$1,205	$2,105	$362,251
Apr, 2042	$1,212	$2,098	$361,039
May, 2042	$1,219	$2,091	$359,821
Jun, 2042	$1,226	$2,084	$358,595
Jul, 2042	$1,233	$2,077	$357,362
Aug, 2042	$1,240	$2,070	$356,122
Sep, 2042	$1,247	$2,063	$354,875
Oct, 2042	$1,254	$2,055	$353,620
Nov, 2042	$1,262	$2,048	$352,359
Dec, 2042	$1,269	$2,041	$351,090
2042	$14,755	$24,962	$351,090
Jan, 2043	$1,276	$2,033	$349,813
Feb, 2043	$1,284	$2,026	$348,529
Mar, 2043	$1,291	$2,019	$347,238
Apr, 2043	$1,299	$2,011	$345,940
May, 2043	$1,306	$2,004	$344,633
Jun, 2043	$1,314	$1,996	$343,320
Jul, 2043	$1,321	$1,988	$341,998
Aug, 2043	$1,329	$1,981	$340,669
Sep, 2043	$1,337	$1,973	$339,333
Oct, 2043	$1,344	$1,965	$337,988
Nov, 2043	$1,352	$1,958	$336,636
Dec, 2043	$1,360	$1,950	$335,276
2043	$15,814	$23,903	$335,276
Jan, 2044	$1,368	$1,942	$333,908
Feb, 2044	$1,376	$1,934	$332,532
Mar, 2044	$1,384	$1,926	$331,148
Apr, 2044	$1,392	$1,918	$329,757
May, 2044	$1,400	$1,910	$328,357
Jun, 2044	$1,408	$1,902	$326,949
Jul, 2044	$1,416	$1,894	$325,532
Aug, 2044	$1,424	$1,885	$324,108
Sep, 2044	$1,433	$1,877	$322,675
Oct, 2044	$1,441	$1,869	$321,235
Nov, 2044	$1,449	$1,860	$319,785
Dec, 2044	$1,458	$1,852	$318,328
2044	$16,948	$22,769	$318,328
Jan, 2045	$1,466	$1,844	$316,862
Feb, 2045	$1,475	$1,835	$315,387
Mar, 2045	$1,483	$1,827	$313,904
Apr, 2045	$1,492	$1,818	$312,412
May, 2045	$1,500	$1,809	$310,912
Jun, 2045	$1,509	$1,801	$309,403
Jul, 2045	$1,518	$1,792	$307,885
Aug, 2045	$1,527	$1,783	$306,358
Sep, 2045	$1,535	$1,774	$304,823
Oct, 2045	$1,544	$1,765	$303,279
Nov, 2045	$1,553	$1,756	$301,725
Dec, 2045	$1,562	$1,747	$300,163
2045	$18,164	$21,552	$300,163
Jan, 2046	$1,571	$1,738	$298,592
Feb, 2046	$1,580	$1,729	$297,012
Mar, 2046	$1,590	$1,720	$295,422
Apr, 2046	$1,599	$1,711	$293,823
May, 2046	$1,608	$1,702	$292,215
Jun, 2046	$1,617	$1,692	$290,598
Jul, 2046	$1,627	$1,683	$288,971
Aug, 2046	$1,636	$1,674	$287,335
Sep, 2046	$1,646	$1,664	$285,689
Oct, 2046	$1,655	$1,655	$284,034
Nov, 2046	$1,665	$1,645	$282,370
Dec, 2046	$1,674	$1,635	$280,695
2046	$19,468	$20,249	$280,695
Jan, 2047	$1,684	$1,626	$279,011
Feb, 2047	$1,694	$1,616	$277,317
Mar, 2047	$1,704	$1,606	$275,614
Apr, 2047	$1,713	$1,596	$273,900
May, 2047	$1,723	$1,586	$272,177
Jun, 2047	$1,733	$1,576	$270,444
Jul, 2047	$1,743	$1,566	$268,700
Aug, 2047	$1,754	$1,556	$266,947
Sep, 2047	$1,764	$1,546	$265,183
Oct, 2047	$1,774	$1,536	$263,409
Nov, 2047	$1,784	$1,526	$261,625
Dec, 2047	$1,794	$1,515	$259,830
2047	$20,865	$18,852	$259,830
Jan, 2048	$1,805	$1,505	$258,026
Feb, 2048	$1,815	$1,494	$256,210
Mar, 2048	$1,826	$1,484	$254,384
Apr, 2048	$1,836	$1,473	$252,548
May, 2048	$1,847	$1,463	$250,701
Jun, 2048	$1,858	$1,452	$248,843
Jul, 2048	$1,869	$1,441	$246,975
Aug, 2048	$1,879	$1,430	$245,095
Sep, 2048	$1,890	$1,420	$243,205
Oct, 2048	$1,901	$1,409	$241,304
Nov, 2048	$1,912	$1,398	$239,392
Dec, 2048	$1,923	$1,386	$237,468
2048	$22,362	$17,355	$237,468
Jan, 2049	$1,934	$1,375	$235,534
Feb, 2049	$1,946	$1,364	$233,588
Mar, 2049	$1,957	$1,353	$231,631
Apr, 2049	$1,968	$1,342	$229,663
May, 2049	$1,980	$1,330	$227,684
Jun, 2049	$1,991	$1,319	$225,693
Jul, 2049	$2,003	$1,307	$223,690
Aug, 2049	$2,014	$1,296	$221,676
Sep, 2049	$2,026	$1,284	$219,650
Oct, 2049	$2,038	$1,272	$217,612
Nov, 2049	$2,049	$1,260	$215,563
Dec, 2049	$2,061	$1,248	$213,502
2049	$23,967	$15,750	$213,502
Jan, 2050	$2,073	$1,237	$211,428
Feb, 2050	$2,085	$1,225	$209,343
Mar, 2050	$2,097	$1,212	$207,246
Apr, 2050	$2,109	$1,200	$205,136
May, 2050	$2,122	$1,188	$203,015
Jun, 2050	$2,134	$1,176	$200,881
Jul, 2050	$2,146	$1,163	$198,735
Aug, 2050	$2,159	$1,151	$196,576
Sep, 2050	$2,171	$1,139	$194,405
Oct, 2050	$2,184	$1,126	$192,221
Nov, 2050	$2,196	$1,113	$190,024
Dec, 2050	$2,209	$1,101	$187,815
2050	$25,686	$14,030	$187,815
Jan, 2051	$2,222	$1,088	$185,593
Feb, 2051	$2,235	$1,075	$183,358
Mar, 2051	$2,248	$1,062	$181,111
Apr, 2051	$2,261	$1,049	$178,850
May, 2051	$2,274	$1,036	$176,576
Jun, 2051	$2,287	$1,023	$174,289
Jul, 2051	$2,300	$1,009	$171,988
Aug, 2051	$2,314	$996	$169,675
Sep, 2051	$2,327	$983	$167,348
Oct, 2051	$2,341	$969	$165,007
Nov, 2051	$2,354	$956	$162,653
Dec, 2051	$2,368	$942	$160,285
2051	$27,530	$12,187	$160,285
Jan, 2052	$2,381	$928	$157,904
Feb, 2052	$2,395	$915	$155,509
Mar, 2052	$2,409	$901	$153,100
Apr, 2052	$2,423	$887	$150,677
May, 2052	$2,437	$873	$148,240
Jun, 2052	$2,451	$859	$145,788
Jul, 2052	$2,465	$844	$143,323
Aug, 2052	$2,480	$830	$140,843
Sep, 2052	$2,494	$816	$138,349
Oct, 2052	$2,508	$801	$135,841
Nov, 2052	$2,523	$787	$133,318
Dec, 2052	$2,538	$772	$130,780
2052	$29,505	$10,212	$130,780
Jan, 2053	$2,552	$757	$128,228
Feb, 2053	$2,567	$743	$125,661
Mar, 2053	$2,582	$728	$123,079
Apr, 2053	$2,597	$713	$120,482
May, 2053	$2,612	$698	$117,870
Jun, 2053	$2,627	$683	$115,243
Jul, 2053	$2,642	$667	$112,601
Aug, 2053	$2,658	$652	$109,943
Sep, 2053	$2,673	$637	$107,270
Oct, 2053	$2,688	$621	$104,582
Nov, 2053	$2,704	$606	$101,878
Dec, 2053	$2,720	$590	$99,158
2053	$31,622	$8,095	$99,158
Jan, 2054	$2,735	$574	$96,423
Feb, 2054	$2,751	$558	$93,671
Mar, 2054	$2,767	$543	$90,904
Apr, 2054	$2,783	$526	$88,121
May, 2054	$2,799	$510	$85,321
Jun, 2054	$2,816	$494	$82,506
Jul, 2054	$2,832	$478	$79,674
Aug, 2054	$2,848	$461	$76,826
Sep, 2054	$2,865	$445	$73,961
Oct, 2054	$2,881	$428	$71,079
Nov, 2054	$2,898	$412	$68,181
Dec, 2054	$2,915	$395	$65,266
2054	$33,891	$5,825	$65,266
Jan, 2055	$2,932	$378	$62,335
Feb, 2055	$2,949	$361	$59,386
Mar, 2055	$2,966	$344	$56,420
Apr, 2055	$2,983	$327	$53,437
May, 2055	$3,000	$309	$50,437
Jun, 2055	$3,018	$292	$47,419
Jul, 2055	$3,035	$275	$44,384
Aug, 2055	$3,053	$257	$41,332
Sep, 2055	$3,070	$239	$38,261
Oct, 2055	$3,088	$222	$35,173
Nov, 2055	$3,106	$204	$32,067
Dec, 2055	$3,124	$186	$28,943
2055	$36,323	$3,393	$28,943
Jan, 2056	$3,142	$168	$25,801
Feb, 2056	$3,160	$149	$22,641
Mar, 2056	$3,179	$131	$19,462
Apr, 2056	$3,197	$113	$16,265
May, 2056	$3,216	$94	$13,049
Jun, 2056	$3,234	$76	$9,815
Jul, 2056	$3,253	$57	$6,562
Aug, 2056	$3,272	$38	$3,291
Sep, 2056	$3,291	$19	$0
2056	$28,943	$845	$0
Totals	$500,000	$691,506

$500,000 mortgage FAQ

What is the monthly payment on a $500,000 mortgage?: At the current 30-year fixed average of 6.95 percent, a $500,000 mortgage costs about $3,310 a month in principal and interest. Over a 15-year term at 6.26 percent the payment rises to roughly $4,290. Property taxes, homeowner insurance and any PMI or HOA dues are added on top of these figures.
How much interest will I pay on a $500,000 mortgage?: A 30-year $500,000 mortgage at 6.95 percent costs about $691,506 in total interest — more than the amount borrowed. Choosing a 15-year term at 6.26 percent cuts that to roughly $272,171, a saving of about $419,335, in exchange for a higher monthly payment.
What income do I need for a $500,000 mortgage?: Lenders commonly want your total housing payment to stay under 28 percent of gross monthly income. On that rule the $3,310 payment for a $500,000 mortgage implies an income of roughly $141,846 a year before tax — and more once you add property taxes and insurance, which the 28 percent test also counts.
What house price does a $500,000 mortgage buy?: It depends on your down payment. Borrowing $500,000 with 20 percent down corresponds to a purchase price of about $625,000, while 10 percent down puts the price near $555,556. A down payment below 20 percent on a conventional loan also adds PMI until you reach 20 percent equity.
How much does the interest rate change a $500,000 payment?: A great deal. On a 30-year term each quarter-point of rate moves the payment on a $500,000 mortgage by roughly $84 a month. The table on this page prices the loan from 5.00 percent to 8.00 percent so you can see the full range before you lock a rate.