NatWest personal loan question.

Kay.Samuels
Kay.Samuels Posts: 262 Forumite
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I have a NatWest personal loan (I bank with them too). It's at £7-8K remaining balance currently. 

I have some disposable money left each month and I'm wondering if I should over pay my loan a little each month so it finishes earlier? Or is it better to save up and then make one final payment as soon as I can? 

Are there any downsides to either of these options? It's the only debt I have so it's not urgent to pay it off quicker but I'm assuming I'll pay less interest overall if I pay it off quicker. I could be wrong though! 


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  • MorningcoffeeIV
    MorningcoffeeIV Posts: 1,945 Forumite
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    The lower the balance, the less interest you pay, so you should overpay when you can 

    But this assumes the interest rate is higher than your savings.
  • th081
    th081 Posts: 150 Forumite
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    Does the NatWest loan allow you to overpay bits. I know you can pay it all off early but from what I remember if my last one there was not an option to make extra paymentd
  • cymruchris
    cymruchris Posts: 5,556 Forumite
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    What's the interest rate on the loan?
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