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

At the current 30-year fixed average of 7.32 percent, a $500,000 mortgage costs about $3,435 a month in principal and interest. Over a 15-year term at 6.68 percent the payment rises to roughly $4,405. 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 7.32 percent costs about $736,475 in total interest — more than the amount borrowed. Choosing a 15-year term at 6.68 percent cuts that to roughly $292,930, a saving of about $443,545, 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 $3,435 payment for a $500,000 mortgage implies an income of roughly $147,199 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 $85 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

$3,435

Monthly payment

$1,236,475

Total of 360 payments

Oct, 2056

Loan payoff date

Loan balance over time

Balance Principal paid $500,000 Interest paid $736,475

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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 7.32%: $736,475
Total interest, 15 years at 6.68%: $292,930
Income implied by the 28% rule: $147,199
Purchase price with 20% down: $625,000

Switching from a 30-year to a 15-year term on $500,000 saves about $443,545 in interest, at the cost of a higher monthly payment ($4,405 instead of $3,435). 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
Nov, 2026	$385	$3,050	$499,615
Dec, 2026	$387	$3,048	$499,228
2026	$772	$6,098	$499,228
Jan, 2027	$389	$3,045	$498,839
Feb, 2027	$392	$3,043	$498,447
Mar, 2027	$394	$3,041	$498,053
Apr, 2027	$397	$3,038	$497,657
May, 2027	$399	$3,036	$497,258
Jun, 2027	$401	$3,033	$496,856
Jul, 2027	$404	$3,031	$496,452
Aug, 2027	$406	$3,028	$496,046
Sep, 2027	$409	$3,026	$495,637
Oct, 2027	$411	$3,023	$495,226
Nov, 2027	$414	$3,021	$494,812
Dec, 2027	$416	$3,018	$494,396
2027	$4,832	$36,384	$494,396
Jan, 2028	$419	$3,016	$493,977
Feb, 2028	$421	$3,013	$493,556
Mar, 2028	$424	$3,011	$493,132
Apr, 2028	$427	$3,008	$492,705
May, 2028	$429	$3,006	$492,276
Jun, 2028	$432	$3,003	$491,844
Jul, 2028	$434	$3,000	$491,410
Aug, 2028	$437	$2,998	$490,973
Sep, 2028	$440	$2,995	$490,533
Oct, 2028	$442	$2,992	$490,091
Nov, 2028	$445	$2,990	$489,646
Dec, 2028	$448	$2,987	$489,198
2028	$5,198	$36,018	$489,198
Jan, 2029	$451	$2,984	$488,747
Feb, 2029	$453	$2,981	$488,294
Mar, 2029	$456	$2,979	$487,838
Apr, 2029	$459	$2,976	$487,379
May, 2029	$462	$2,973	$486,918
Jun, 2029	$464	$2,970	$486,453
Jul, 2029	$467	$2,967	$485,986
Aug, 2029	$470	$2,965	$485,516
Sep, 2029	$473	$2,962	$485,043
Oct, 2029	$476	$2,959	$484,567
Nov, 2029	$479	$2,956	$484,088
Dec, 2029	$482	$2,953	$483,606
2029	$5,592	$35,624	$483,606
Jan, 2030	$485	$2,950	$483,122
Feb, 2030	$488	$2,947	$482,634
Mar, 2030	$491	$2,944	$482,143
Apr, 2030	$494	$2,941	$481,650
May, 2030	$497	$2,938	$481,153
Jun, 2030	$500	$2,935	$480,654
Jul, 2030	$503	$2,932	$480,151
Aug, 2030	$506	$2,929	$479,645
Sep, 2030	$509	$2,926	$479,136
Oct, 2030	$512	$2,923	$478,624
Nov, 2030	$515	$2,920	$478,109
Dec, 2030	$518	$2,916	$477,591
2030	$6,015	$35,201	$477,591
Jan, 2031	$521	$2,913	$477,070
Feb, 2031	$525	$2,910	$476,545
Mar, 2031	$528	$2,907	$476,018
Apr, 2031	$531	$2,904	$475,487
May, 2031	$534	$2,900	$474,952
Jun, 2031	$537	$2,897	$474,415
Jul, 2031	$541	$2,894	$473,874
Aug, 2031	$544	$2,891	$473,330
Sep, 2031	$547	$2,887	$472,783
Oct, 2031	$551	$2,884	$472,232
Nov, 2031	$554	$2,881	$471,678
Dec, 2031	$557	$2,877	$471,121
2031	$6,470	$34,745	$471,121
Jan, 2032	$561	$2,874	$470,560
Feb, 2032	$564	$2,870	$469,996
Mar, 2032	$568	$2,867	$469,428
Apr, 2032	$571	$2,864	$468,857
May, 2032	$575	$2,860	$468,282
Jun, 2032	$578	$2,857	$467,704
Jul, 2032	$582	$2,853	$467,123
Aug, 2032	$585	$2,849	$466,537
Sep, 2032	$589	$2,846	$465,949
Oct, 2032	$592	$2,842	$465,356
Nov, 2032	$596	$2,839	$464,760
Dec, 2032	$600	$2,835	$464,161
2032	$6,960	$34,256	$464,161
Jan, 2033	$603	$2,831	$463,557
Feb, 2033	$607	$2,828	$462,950
Mar, 2033	$611	$2,824	$462,340
Apr, 2033	$614	$2,820	$461,725
May, 2033	$618	$2,817	$461,107
Jun, 2033	$622	$2,813	$460,485
Jul, 2033	$626	$2,809	$459,860
Aug, 2033	$630	$2,805	$459,230
Sep, 2033	$633	$2,801	$458,597
Oct, 2033	$637	$2,797	$457,960
Nov, 2033	$641	$2,794	$457,318
Dec, 2033	$645	$2,790	$456,673
2033	$7,487	$33,729	$456,673
Jan, 2034	$649	$2,786	$456,024
Feb, 2034	$653	$2,782	$455,372
Mar, 2034	$657	$2,778	$454,715
Apr, 2034	$661	$2,774	$454,054
May, 2034	$665	$2,770	$453,389
Jun, 2034	$669	$2,766	$452,720
Jul, 2034	$673	$2,762	$452,047
Aug, 2034	$677	$2,757	$451,370
Sep, 2034	$681	$2,753	$450,688
Oct, 2034	$685	$2,749	$450,003
Nov, 2034	$690	$2,745	$449,313
Dec, 2034	$694	$2,741	$448,619
2034	$8,054	$33,162	$448,619
Jan, 2035	$698	$2,737	$447,921
Feb, 2035	$702	$2,732	$447,219
Mar, 2035	$707	$2,728	$446,512
Apr, 2035	$711	$2,724	$445,801
May, 2035	$715	$2,719	$445,086
Jun, 2035	$720	$2,715	$444,367
Jul, 2035	$724	$2,711	$443,643
Aug, 2035	$728	$2,706	$442,914
Sep, 2035	$733	$2,702	$442,181
Oct, 2035	$737	$2,697	$441,444
Nov, 2035	$742	$2,693	$440,702
Dec, 2035	$746	$2,688	$439,956
2035	$8,664	$32,552	$439,956
Jan, 2036	$751	$2,684	$439,205
Feb, 2036	$756	$2,679	$438,449
Mar, 2036	$760	$2,675	$437,689
Apr, 2036	$765	$2,670	$436,924
May, 2036	$769	$2,665	$436,155
Jun, 2036	$774	$2,661	$435,381
Jul, 2036	$779	$2,656	$434,602
Aug, 2036	$784	$2,651	$433,818
Sep, 2036	$788	$2,646	$433,030
Oct, 2036	$793	$2,641	$432,237
Nov, 2036	$798	$2,637	$431,439
Dec, 2036	$803	$2,632	$430,636
2036	$9,320	$31,896	$430,636
Jan, 2037	$808	$2,627	$429,828
Feb, 2037	$813	$2,622	$429,016
Mar, 2037	$818	$2,617	$428,198
Apr, 2037	$823	$2,612	$427,375
May, 2037	$828	$2,607	$426,548
Jun, 2037	$833	$2,602	$425,715
Jul, 2037	$838	$2,597	$424,877
Aug, 2037	$843	$2,592	$424,034
Sep, 2037	$848	$2,587	$423,186
Oct, 2037	$853	$2,581	$422,333
Nov, 2037	$858	$2,576	$421,475
Dec, 2037	$864	$2,571	$420,611
2037	$10,025	$31,191	$420,611
Jan, 2038	$869	$2,566	$419,742
Feb, 2038	$874	$2,560	$418,868
Mar, 2038	$880	$2,555	$417,988
Apr, 2038	$885	$2,550	$417,103
May, 2038	$890	$2,544	$416,213
Jun, 2038	$896	$2,539	$415,317
Jul, 2038	$901	$2,533	$414,416
Aug, 2038	$907	$2,528	$413,509
Sep, 2038	$912	$2,522	$412,597
Oct, 2038	$918	$2,517	$411,679
Nov, 2038	$923	$2,511	$410,756
Dec, 2038	$929	$2,506	$409,827
2038	$10,784	$30,432	$409,827
Jan, 2039	$935	$2,500	$408,892
Feb, 2039	$940	$2,494	$407,952
Mar, 2039	$946	$2,489	$407,005
Apr, 2039	$952	$2,483	$406,054
May, 2039	$958	$2,477	$405,096
Jun, 2039	$964	$2,471	$404,132
Jul, 2039	$969	$2,465	$403,163
Aug, 2039	$975	$2,459	$402,187
Sep, 2039	$981	$2,453	$401,206
Oct, 2039	$987	$2,447	$400,219
Nov, 2039	$993	$2,441	$399,225
Dec, 2039	$999	$2,435	$398,226
2039	$11,601	$29,615	$398,226
Jan, 2040	$1,005	$2,429	$397,221
Feb, 2040	$1,012	$2,423	$396,209
Mar, 2040	$1,018	$2,417	$395,191
Apr, 2040	$1,024	$2,411	$394,167
May, 2040	$1,030	$2,404	$393,137
Jun, 2040	$1,037	$2,398	$392,101
Jul, 2040	$1,043	$2,392	$391,058
Aug, 2040	$1,049	$2,385	$390,008
Sep, 2040	$1,056	$2,379	$388,953
Oct, 2040	$1,062	$2,373	$387,891
Nov, 2040	$1,069	$2,366	$386,822
Dec, 2040	$1,075	$2,360	$385,747
2040	$12,479	$28,737	$385,747
Jan, 2041	$1,082	$2,353	$384,666
Feb, 2041	$1,088	$2,346	$383,577
Mar, 2041	$1,095	$2,340	$382,483
Apr, 2041	$1,102	$2,333	$381,381
May, 2041	$1,108	$2,326	$380,273
Jun, 2041	$1,115	$2,320	$379,158
Jul, 2041	$1,122	$2,313	$378,036
Aug, 2041	$1,129	$2,306	$376,908
Sep, 2041	$1,136	$2,299	$375,772
Oct, 2041	$1,142	$2,292	$374,630
Nov, 2041	$1,149	$2,285	$373,480
Dec, 2041	$1,156	$2,278	$372,324
2041	$13,424	$27,792	$372,324
Jan, 2042	$1,163	$2,271	$371,160
Feb, 2042	$1,171	$2,264	$369,990
Mar, 2042	$1,178	$2,257	$368,812
Apr, 2042	$1,185	$2,250	$367,627
May, 2042	$1,192	$2,243	$366,435
Jun, 2042	$1,199	$2,235	$365,236
Jul, 2042	$1,207	$2,228	$364,029
Aug, 2042	$1,214	$2,221	$362,815
Sep, 2042	$1,221	$2,213	$361,593
Oct, 2042	$1,229	$2,206	$360,364
Nov, 2042	$1,236	$2,198	$359,128
Dec, 2042	$1,244	$2,191	$357,884
2042	$14,440	$26,776	$357,884
Jan, 2043	$1,252	$2,183	$356,632
Feb, 2043	$1,259	$2,175	$355,373
Mar, 2043	$1,267	$2,168	$354,106
Apr, 2043	$1,275	$2,160	$352,832
May, 2043	$1,282	$2,152	$351,549
Jun, 2043	$1,290	$2,144	$350,259
Jul, 2043	$1,298	$2,137	$348,961
Aug, 2043	$1,306	$2,129	$347,655
Sep, 2043	$1,314	$2,121	$346,341
Oct, 2043	$1,322	$2,113	$345,019
Nov, 2043	$1,330	$2,105	$343,689
Dec, 2043	$1,338	$2,097	$342,351
2043	$15,533	$25,683	$342,351
Jan, 2044	$1,346	$2,088	$341,005
Feb, 2044	$1,355	$2,080	$339,650
Mar, 2044	$1,363	$2,072	$338,287
Apr, 2044	$1,371	$2,064	$336,916
May, 2044	$1,379	$2,055	$335,537
Jun, 2044	$1,388	$2,047	$334,149
Jul, 2044	$1,396	$2,038	$332,752
Aug, 2044	$1,405	$2,030	$331,348
Sep, 2044	$1,413	$2,021	$329,934
Oct, 2044	$1,422	$2,013	$328,512
Nov, 2044	$1,431	$2,004	$327,081
Dec, 2044	$1,439	$1,995	$325,642
2044	$16,709	$24,507	$325,642
Jan, 2045	$1,448	$1,986	$324,194
Feb, 2045	$1,457	$1,978	$322,737
Mar, 2045	$1,466	$1,969	$321,271
Apr, 2045	$1,475	$1,960	$319,796
May, 2045	$1,484	$1,951	$318,312
Jun, 2045	$1,493	$1,942	$316,819
Jul, 2045	$1,502	$1,933	$315,317
Aug, 2045	$1,511	$1,923	$313,806
Sep, 2045	$1,520	$1,914	$312,285
Oct, 2045	$1,530	$1,905	$310,755
Nov, 2045	$1,539	$1,896	$309,216
Dec, 2045	$1,548	$1,886	$307,668
2045	$17,974	$23,242	$307,668
Jan, 2046	$1,558	$1,877	$306,110
Feb, 2046	$1,567	$1,867	$304,543
Mar, 2046	$1,577	$1,858	$302,966
Apr, 2046	$1,587	$1,848	$301,379
May, 2046	$1,596	$1,838	$299,783
Jun, 2046	$1,606	$1,829	$298,177
Jul, 2046	$1,616	$1,819	$296,561
Aug, 2046	$1,626	$1,809	$294,936
Sep, 2046	$1,636	$1,799	$293,300
Oct, 2046	$1,646	$1,789	$291,655
Nov, 2046	$1,656	$1,779	$289,999
Dec, 2046	$1,666	$1,769	$288,333
2046	$19,335	$21,881	$288,333
Jan, 2047	$1,676	$1,759	$286,658
Feb, 2047	$1,686	$1,749	$284,971
Mar, 2047	$1,696	$1,738	$283,275
Apr, 2047	$1,707	$1,728	$281,568
May, 2047	$1,717	$1,718	$279,851
Jun, 2047	$1,728	$1,707	$278,124
Jul, 2047	$1,738	$1,697	$276,386
Aug, 2047	$1,749	$1,686	$274,637
Sep, 2047	$1,759	$1,675	$272,878
Oct, 2047	$1,770	$1,665	$271,108
Nov, 2047	$1,781	$1,654	$269,327
Dec, 2047	$1,792	$1,643	$267,535
2047	$20,798	$20,417	$267,535
Jan, 2048	$1,803	$1,632	$265,732
Feb, 2048	$1,814	$1,621	$263,919
Mar, 2048	$1,825	$1,610	$262,094
Apr, 2048	$1,836	$1,599	$260,258
May, 2048	$1,847	$1,588	$258,411
Jun, 2048	$1,858	$1,576	$256,552
Jul, 2048	$1,870	$1,565	$254,683
Aug, 2048	$1,881	$1,554	$252,802
Sep, 2048	$1,893	$1,542	$250,909
Oct, 2048	$1,904	$1,531	$249,005
Nov, 2048	$1,916	$1,519	$247,089
Dec, 2048	$1,927	$1,507	$245,162
2048	$22,373	$18,843	$245,162
Jan, 2049	$1,939	$1,495	$243,223
Feb, 2049	$1,951	$1,484	$241,272
Mar, 2049	$1,963	$1,472	$239,309
Apr, 2049	$1,975	$1,460	$237,334
May, 2049	$1,987	$1,448	$235,347
Jun, 2049	$1,999	$1,436	$233,348
Jul, 2049	$2,011	$1,423	$231,337
Aug, 2049	$2,023	$1,411	$229,313
Sep, 2049	$2,036	$1,399	$227,277
Oct, 2049	$2,048	$1,386	$225,229
Nov, 2049	$2,061	$1,374	$223,168
Dec, 2049	$2,073	$1,361	$221,095
2049	$24,067	$17,149	$221,095
Jan, 2050	$2,086	$1,349	$219,009
Feb, 2050	$2,099	$1,336	$216,910
Mar, 2050	$2,111	$1,323	$214,799
Apr, 2050	$2,124	$1,310	$212,675
May, 2050	$2,137	$1,297	$210,537
Jun, 2050	$2,150	$1,284	$208,387
Jul, 2050	$2,163	$1,271	$206,223
Aug, 2050	$2,177	$1,258	$204,047
Sep, 2050	$2,190	$1,245	$201,857
Oct, 2050	$2,203	$1,231	$199,653
Nov, 2050	$2,217	$1,218	$197,437
Dec, 2050	$2,230	$1,204	$195,206
2050	$25,889	$15,327	$195,206
Jan, 2051	$2,244	$1,191	$192,962
Feb, 2051	$2,258	$1,177	$190,705
Mar, 2051	$2,271	$1,163	$188,433
Apr, 2051	$2,285	$1,149	$186,148
May, 2051	$2,299	$1,136	$183,849
Jun, 2051	$2,313	$1,121	$181,536
Jul, 2051	$2,327	$1,107	$179,209
Aug, 2051	$2,341	$1,093	$176,867
Sep, 2051	$2,356	$1,079	$174,511
Oct, 2051	$2,370	$1,065	$172,141
Nov, 2051	$2,385	$1,050	$169,757
Dec, 2051	$2,399	$1,036	$167,358
2051	$27,849	$13,367	$167,358
Jan, 2052	$2,414	$1,021	$164,944
Feb, 2052	$2,428	$1,006	$162,515
Mar, 2052	$2,443	$991	$160,072
Apr, 2052	$2,458	$976	$157,614
May, 2052	$2,473	$961	$155,141
Jun, 2052	$2,488	$946	$152,652
Jul, 2052	$2,503	$931	$150,149
Aug, 2052	$2,519	$916	$147,630
Sep, 2052	$2,534	$901	$145,096
Oct, 2052	$2,550	$885	$142,546
Nov, 2052	$2,565	$870	$139,981
Dec, 2052	$2,581	$854	$137,400
2052	$29,957	$11,259	$137,400
Jan, 2053	$2,597	$838	$134,804
Feb, 2053	$2,612	$822	$132,192
Mar, 2053	$2,628	$806	$129,563
Apr, 2053	$2,644	$790	$126,919
May, 2053	$2,660	$774	$124,259
Jun, 2053	$2,677	$758	$121,582
Jul, 2053	$2,693	$742	$118,889
Aug, 2053	$2,709	$725	$116,179
Sep, 2053	$2,726	$709	$113,454
Oct, 2053	$2,743	$692	$110,711
Nov, 2053	$2,759	$675	$107,952
Dec, 2053	$2,776	$659	$105,175
2053	$32,225	$8,991	$105,175
Jan, 2054	$2,793	$642	$102,382
Feb, 2054	$2,810	$625	$99,572
Mar, 2054	$2,827	$607	$96,745
Apr, 2054	$2,845	$590	$93,900
May, 2054	$2,862	$573	$91,039
Jun, 2054	$2,879	$555	$88,159
Jul, 2054	$2,897	$538	$85,262
Aug, 2054	$2,915	$520	$82,348
Sep, 2054	$2,932	$502	$79,416
Oct, 2054	$2,950	$484	$76,465
Nov, 2054	$2,968	$466	$73,497
Dec, 2054	$2,986	$448	$70,511
2054	$34,665	$6,551	$70,511
Jan, 2055	$3,005	$430	$67,506
Feb, 2055	$3,023	$412	$64,483
Mar, 2055	$3,041	$393	$61,442
Apr, 2055	$3,060	$375	$58,382
May, 2055	$3,079	$356	$55,304
Jun, 2055	$3,097	$337	$52,206
Jul, 2055	$3,116	$318	$49,090
Aug, 2055	$3,135	$299	$45,955
Sep, 2055	$3,154	$280	$42,801
Oct, 2055	$3,174	$261	$39,627
Nov, 2055	$3,193	$242	$36,434
Dec, 2055	$3,212	$222	$33,222
2055	$37,289	$3,927	$33,222
Jan, 2056	$3,232	$203	$29,990
Feb, 2056	$3,252	$183	$26,738
Mar, 2056	$3,272	$163	$23,467
Apr, 2056	$3,292	$143	$20,175
May, 2056	$3,312	$123	$16,863
Jun, 2056	$3,332	$103	$13,532
Jul, 2056	$3,352	$83	$10,180
Aug, 2056	$3,373	$62	$6,807
Sep, 2056	$3,393	$42	$3,414
Oct, 2056	$3,414	$21	$0
2056	$33,222	$1,125	$0
Totals	$500,000	$736,475

$500,000 mortgage FAQ

What is the monthly payment on a $500,000 mortgage?: At the current 30-year fixed average of 7.32 percent, a $500,000 mortgage costs about $3,435 a month in principal and interest. Over a 15-year term at 6.68 percent the payment rises to roughly $4,405. 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 7.32 percent costs about $736,475 in total interest — more than the amount borrowed. Choosing a 15-year term at 6.68 percent cuts that to roughly $292,930, a saving of about $443,545, 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 $3,435 payment for a $500,000 mortgage implies an income of roughly $147,199 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 $85 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.