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# Home Loan Balance Transfer: 25 Lakh from 9.25% to 8.75%

> A 25 lakh outstanding home loan over 10 years switching from 9.25% to 8.75%: check if it clears the break-even point.

Interactive calculator: https://awesomecalcs.com/home-loan-balance-transfer-calculator/2500000-loan-9-25-to-8-75-percent

Keywords: home loan balance transfer 25 lakh, short tenure home loan refinance

## Scenario inputs

```json
{
  "inputs": {
    "outstandingPrincipal": 2500000,
    "remainingTenureMonths": 120,
    "currentAnnualRate": 9.25,
    "newAnnualRate": 8.75,
    "processingFeeType": "amount",
    "processingFeeValue": 12500,
    "otherTransferCosts": 10000,
    "isFloatingRate": true,
    "prepaymentPenalty": 0
  }
}
```

## How this is calculated

Compares the remaining EMI and total interest on an outstanding home loan at the current lender against a new lender at a different rate, over the same remaining tenure, then nets the interest saved against the one-time cost of switching to find whether refinancing pays off.

**Formula:** `EMI_old = computeEMI(P, oldRate, n); EMI_new = computeEMI(P, newRate, n); netSavings = (EMI_old - EMI_new) x n - switchingCost; breakEvenMonths = switchingCost / (EMI_old - EMI_new)`

**Variables:**

- `P`: Outstanding loan principal, in INR
- `oldRate`: Current lender annual interest rate, as a percentage
- `newRate`: New lender annual interest rate, as a percentage
- `n`: Remaining loan tenure, in months
- `switchingCost`: Processing fee plus other transfer costs plus any prepayment penalty, in INR

Reference: Matches the EMI-difference-minus-switching-cost methodology used by BankBazaar's Home Loan Balance Transfer Calculator.

## Assumptions

- Assumes the new lender finances the exact outstanding principal over the same remaining tenure as the current loan; a longer or shorter new tenure changes the comparison.
- Floating-rate home loans carry no prepayment penalty under RBI rules; the calculator zeroes this cost automatically when the floating-rate option is selected.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does a shorter remaining tenure make switching riskier?

Yes, with fewer months left the lower EMI has less time to recover the switching cost, so the break-even period matters more than usual for loans nearing payoff.