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An interest rate of interest is the price of the money, and an interest rate of interest of mortgage is the price of the money lent against the safety of a specific property. The interest rate of interest is employed to calculate the payment of the interests which the borrower owes the lender.

The rates quoted by lenders are annual rates. On the majority of the mortgage loans to the dwelling, the payment of the interests is calculated monthly. Consequently, the rate is divided by 12 before calculating the payment.

Take a 6% rate, for example, and assume a $100,000 loan. In decimals, 6% is .06, and when divided by 12 it is .005. Multiply .005 times $100,000 and you get $500 as the monthly interest payment.

Suppose the borrower pays $600 this month. Then $500 of it covers the interest and $100 is used to reduce the balance. One month later, when another payment is due, the balance is $99,900, and the interest is $499.50. The interest rate stays the same, but the interest payment is lower because the balance is lower.