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Find monthly interest rate from principle, monthly payment, and loan's term?

Is there a formula to find the monthly interest rate required on a compounded interest fixed-rate mortgage loan, given the principle, the monthly payment, and the loan's term?
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How to determine the interest rate?

I'm really not good at math. So please forgive me for this noob question that I have.. Just trying to learn basic percentage calculation with money lending.. Here's an example of how the APR ...
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Formula to decide when to break a CD?

I'm trying to create a CD comparison tool and have been working on a formula to compare a CD with a higher interest rate to a CD I might own with a penalty period. I believe the basic formula idea: ...
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Formula for recalculation of a bad loan, i.e. where payments were missed?

I need to know if exists any formula to calculate interest rate, principal interest, total amount to be paid, in the case of a bad loan. Ex: In a bank exists a 20 year home - loan. The client was ...
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What's the Effective Interest formula used by this loan calculator?

I used a loan calculator which gives an effective rate of 80.781 whereas wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_percentage_rate gives a rate of 49% for these parameters: borrowed: 100 fees: ...
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Discussing real estate appreciation: Compound vs. simple interest?

When people say real estate has appreciated 8 % over the past 5 years, do they mean 8 % compounded annually? or simple interest annually?
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How to arrive at the fee-adjusted APR (accounting for balance transfer fee, but not inflation)?

I'm trying to figure out the fee-adjusted interest rate paid when incurring a balance transfer fee on a loan, not accounting for inflation. If the APR is 4%, the loan 5000, the transfer 2% and you ...
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How is the 6th year on a 5/1 ARM calculated?

Given a 5/1 ARM for a $350,000 loan at a rate of 2.875%: After 5 years of paying at 2.875%, let's say the balance is $310,000. On the 6th year, the first adjustment kicks in an kicks the rate up 1% ...
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How to calculate incremental interest rate for home refinancing?

Summary: When you refinance your house and borrow more money, how to calculate the incremental interest rate you pay? I currently owe $95K on my house, 4.75% interest rate, $510 monthly payment ...