SIMPLE-INTEREST MORTGAGE

Simple-interest mortgage is a mortgage wherein the computation of interest takes place daily. A traditional mortgage computes interest monthly. The computation of a daily interest charge in the simple-interest mortgage is done by dividing the interest rate by 365 days and then multiplying it by the amount of the mortgage balance. With the same concept. a monthly interest charge is determined the same way. For a short cut, just multiply the daily interest charge by the number of days in the month.