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Early Loan Repayment Confusion
Morning, New here, tried searching but not been successful.
I have 2x Zopa loans, which I want to pay off early. Between the 2 loans I have a total of £350 in early repayment fees. I don't really know how this works and I can't find much information.
Zopa don't charge for overpayments and reduce the monthly payments, as opposed to the term of the loan. If I was to leave say £100 on each loan, could this avoid the fee? I would be fine paying the minimal payment for the remaining 2.5 yrs, interest would also be minimal. Or even generate a new settlement next month? I don't know if the interest is calculated off the remaining balance or 58 days interest based on the original loan balance? I'm really confused by it all.
Thank you.
I have 2x Zopa loans, which I want to pay off early. Between the 2 loans I have a total of £350 in early repayment fees. I don't really know how this works and I can't find much information.
Zopa don't charge for overpayments and reduce the monthly payments, as opposed to the term of the loan. If I was to leave say £100 on each loan, could this avoid the fee? I would be fine paying the minimal payment for the remaining 2.5 yrs, interest would also be minimal. Or even generate a new settlement next month? I don't know if the interest is calculated off the remaining balance or 58 days interest based on the original loan balance? I'm really confused by it all.
Thank you.
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Have they specifically quoted you as early repayment fees ?
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Yes, I took the loans in 2023. They changed their policy previous to this but truthfully, I hadn't noticed as I've had loans with them in the past.On the settlement quote, it lists it at thr bottom on a seperate heading.I'm gonna try it and see what happens, worst case I end up paying the 58 days interest anyway.0
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It should be 58 days based on the outstanding balance, should be fairly straightforward to figure it out roughly. The idea of paying off a large chunk with no penalty and carrying on with lower payments / shorter term is a well trodden path.
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