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Hire Purchase Secret#1: How Bank Calculate Your Car Monthly Instalment

    Assuming interest rate of 2.85 percent, 7 years (84 months) tenure and 90 percent financing margin for a vehicle costing $ 100,000:

    Step 1

    Calculate total balance payable to bank

    Balance payable to bank = 90,000 x (1 + 7 x 0.0285)  = $ 107,955

    Step 2

    Calculate monthly hire purchase repayment

    Monthly loan repayment = 107,955/84 = $ 1,285.18

    Step 3

    Use this online financial calculator, and key in the values as such

    hire purchase calculation

    Real monthly interest rate paid to bank = 0.4425 percent

    Step 4

    Multiply answer in Step 3 by 12

    Annual interest rate paid to bank = 0.4425 x 12 = 5.31 percent

    My own hire purchase agreement refers this as  Annual Percentage Rate of Term Charges.

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    Too lazy to follow the 4 steps above?

    I thought so. Just click here to download the exact excel sheet I used to compute this. You only need to fill in the yellow cells and the rest of the calculation will be done for you.

    Isn’t it a great feeling when you are able to demystify banks’ inner workings? 🙂  It’s actually no big deal for any certified financial planner (which I am) – you are welcome!

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    2. can i use effective interest method to calculate my hire purchase interest *

      * hire purchase agreement stated the interest is based on Flat Annum Rate

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