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

At the current 30-year fixed average of 6.76 percent, a $500,000 mortgage costs about $3,246 a month in principal and interest. Over a 15-year term at 6.09 percent the payment rises to roughly $4,244. 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 6.76 percent costs about $668,673 in total interest — more than the amount borrowed. Choosing a 15-year term at 6.09 percent cuts that to roughly $263,854, a saving of about $404,819, 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 $3,246 payment for a $500,000 mortgage implies an income of roughly $139,128 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 $84 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

$3,246

Monthly payment

$1,168,673

Total of 360 payments

Sep, 2056

Loan payoff date

Loan balance over time

Balance Principal paid $500,000 Interest paid $668,673

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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 6.76%: $668,673
Total interest, 15 years at 6.09%: $263,854
Income implied by the 28% rule: $139,128
Purchase price with 20% down: $625,000

Switching from a 30-year to a 15-year term on $500,000 saves about $404,819 in interest, at the cost of a higher monthly payment ($4,244 instead of $3,246). 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
Oct, 2026	$430	$2,817	$499,570
Nov, 2026	$432	$2,814	$499,138
Dec, 2026	$435	$2,812	$498,704
2026	$1,296	$8,443	$498,704
Jan, 2027	$437	$2,809	$498,267
Feb, 2027	$439	$2,807	$497,827
Mar, 2027	$442	$2,804	$497,386
Apr, 2027	$444	$2,802	$496,941
May, 2027	$447	$2,799	$496,494
Jun, 2027	$449	$2,797	$496,045
Jul, 2027	$452	$2,794	$495,593
Aug, 2027	$454	$2,792	$495,138
Sep, 2027	$457	$2,789	$494,681
Oct, 2027	$460	$2,787	$494,222
Nov, 2027	$462	$2,784	$493,760
Dec, 2027	$465	$2,782	$493,295
2027	$5,409	$33,547	$493,295
Jan, 2028	$467	$2,779	$492,827
Feb, 2028	$470	$2,776	$492,357
Mar, 2028	$473	$2,774	$491,885
Apr, 2028	$475	$2,771	$491,409
May, 2028	$478	$2,768	$490,931
Jun, 2028	$481	$2,766	$490,451
Jul, 2028	$483	$2,763	$489,967
Aug, 2028	$486	$2,760	$489,481
Sep, 2028	$489	$2,757	$488,992
Oct, 2028	$492	$2,755	$488,500
Nov, 2028	$494	$2,752	$488,006
Dec, 2028	$497	$2,749	$487,509
2028	$5,786	$33,170	$487,509
Jan, 2029	$500	$2,746	$487,009
Feb, 2029	$503	$2,743	$486,506
Mar, 2029	$506	$2,741	$486,000
Apr, 2029	$509	$2,738	$485,492
May, 2029	$511	$2,735	$484,980
Jun, 2029	$514	$2,732	$484,466
Jul, 2029	$517	$2,729	$483,949
Aug, 2029	$520	$2,726	$483,429
Sep, 2029	$523	$2,723	$482,906
Oct, 2029	$526	$2,720	$482,380
Nov, 2029	$529	$2,717	$481,851
Dec, 2029	$532	$2,714	$481,319
2029	$6,190	$32,766	$481,319
Jan, 2030	$535	$2,711	$480,784
Feb, 2030	$538	$2,708	$480,246
Mar, 2030	$541	$2,705	$479,705
Apr, 2030	$544	$2,702	$479,161
May, 2030	$547	$2,699	$478,614
Jun, 2030	$550	$2,696	$478,064
Jul, 2030	$553	$2,693	$477,511
Aug, 2030	$556	$2,690	$476,955
Sep, 2030	$559	$2,687	$476,395
Oct, 2030	$563	$2,684	$475,833
Nov, 2030	$566	$2,681	$475,267
Dec, 2030	$569	$2,677	$474,698
2030	$6,621	$32,335	$474,698
Jan, 2031	$572	$2,674	$474,126
Feb, 2031	$575	$2,671	$473,550
Mar, 2031	$579	$2,668	$472,972
Apr, 2031	$582	$2,664	$472,390
May, 2031	$585	$2,661	$471,804
Jun, 2031	$588	$2,658	$471,216
Jul, 2031	$592	$2,655	$470,624
Aug, 2031	$595	$2,651	$470,029
Sep, 2031	$598	$2,648	$469,431
Oct, 2031	$602	$2,644	$468,829
Nov, 2031	$605	$2,641	$468,223
Dec, 2031	$609	$2,638	$467,615
2031	$7,083	$31,873	$467,615
Jan, 2032	$612	$2,634	$467,003
Feb, 2032	$616	$2,631	$466,387
Mar, 2032	$619	$2,627	$465,768
Apr, 2032	$622	$2,624	$465,146
May, 2032	$626	$2,620	$464,520
Jun, 2032	$630	$2,617	$463,890
Jul, 2032	$633	$2,613	$463,257
Aug, 2032	$637	$2,610	$462,620
Sep, 2032	$640	$2,606	$461,980
Oct, 2032	$644	$2,602	$461,336
Nov, 2032	$647	$2,599	$460,689
Dec, 2032	$651	$2,595	$460,038
2032	$7,577	$31,379	$460,038
Jan, 2033	$655	$2,592	$459,383
Feb, 2033	$658	$2,588	$458,725
Mar, 2033	$662	$2,584	$458,063
Apr, 2033	$666	$2,580	$457,397
May, 2033	$670	$2,577	$456,727
Jun, 2033	$673	$2,573	$456,054
Jul, 2033	$677	$2,569	$455,376
Aug, 2033	$681	$2,565	$454,695
Sep, 2033	$685	$2,561	$454,010
Oct, 2033	$689	$2,558	$453,322
Nov, 2033	$693	$2,554	$452,629
Dec, 2033	$697	$2,550	$451,933
2033	$8,105	$30,850	$451,933
Jan, 2034	$700	$2,546	$451,232
Feb, 2034	$704	$2,542	$450,528
Mar, 2034	$708	$2,538	$449,819
Apr, 2034	$712	$2,534	$449,107
May, 2034	$716	$2,530	$448,391
Jun, 2034	$720	$2,526	$447,670
Jul, 2034	$724	$2,522	$446,946
Aug, 2034	$729	$2,518	$446,217
Sep, 2034	$733	$2,514	$445,485
Oct, 2034	$737	$2,510	$444,748
Nov, 2034	$741	$2,505	$444,007
Dec, 2034	$745	$2,501	$443,262
2034	$8,671	$30,285	$443,262
Jan, 2035	$749	$2,497	$442,513
Feb, 2035	$753	$2,493	$441,759
Mar, 2035	$758	$2,489	$441,002
Apr, 2035	$762	$2,484	$440,240
May, 2035	$766	$2,480	$439,473
Jun, 2035	$771	$2,476	$438,703
Jul, 2035	$775	$2,471	$437,928
Aug, 2035	$779	$2,467	$437,148
Sep, 2035	$784	$2,463	$436,365
Oct, 2035	$788	$2,458	$435,577
Nov, 2035	$793	$2,454	$434,784
Dec, 2035	$797	$2,449	$433,987
2035	$9,275	$29,681	$433,987
Jan, 2036	$802	$2,445	$433,185
Feb, 2036	$806	$2,440	$432,379
Mar, 2036	$811	$2,436	$431,569
Apr, 2036	$815	$2,431	$430,754
May, 2036	$820	$2,427	$429,934
Jun, 2036	$824	$2,422	$429,110
Jul, 2036	$829	$2,417	$428,281
Aug, 2036	$834	$2,413	$427,447
Sep, 2036	$838	$2,408	$426,609
Oct, 2036	$843	$2,403	$425,765
Nov, 2036	$848	$2,398	$424,918
Dec, 2036	$853	$2,394	$424,065
2036	$9,922	$29,034	$424,065
Jan, 2037	$857	$2,389	$423,208
Feb, 2037	$862	$2,384	$422,345
Mar, 2037	$867	$2,379	$421,478
Apr, 2037	$872	$2,374	$420,606
May, 2037	$877	$2,369	$419,729
Jun, 2037	$882	$2,364	$418,848
Jul, 2037	$887	$2,360	$417,961
Aug, 2037	$892	$2,355	$417,069
Sep, 2037	$897	$2,349	$416,172
Oct, 2037	$902	$2,344	$415,270
Nov, 2037	$907	$2,339	$414,363
Dec, 2037	$912	$2,334	$413,451
2037	$10,614	$28,342	$413,451
Jan, 2038	$917	$2,329	$412,534
Feb, 2038	$922	$2,324	$411,612
Mar, 2038	$928	$2,319	$410,684
Apr, 2038	$933	$2,314	$409,751
May, 2038	$938	$2,308	$408,813
Jun, 2038	$943	$2,303	$407,870
Jul, 2038	$949	$2,298	$406,921
Aug, 2038	$954	$2,292	$405,967
Sep, 2038	$959	$2,287	$405,008
Oct, 2038	$965	$2,282	$404,043
Nov, 2038	$970	$2,276	$403,073
Dec, 2038	$976	$2,271	$402,097
2038	$11,354	$27,602	$402,097
Jan, 2039	$981	$2,265	$401,116
Feb, 2039	$987	$2,260	$400,129
Mar, 2039	$992	$2,254	$399,137
Apr, 2039	$998	$2,248	$398,139
May, 2039	$1,003	$2,243	$397,136
Jun, 2039	$1,009	$2,237	$396,127
Jul, 2039	$1,015	$2,232	$395,112
Aug, 2039	$1,021	$2,226	$394,091
Sep, 2039	$1,026	$2,220	$393,065
Oct, 2039	$1,032	$2,214	$392,033
Nov, 2039	$1,038	$2,208	$390,995
Dec, 2039	$1,044	$2,203	$389,951
2039	$12,146	$26,810	$389,951
Jan, 2040	$1,050	$2,197	$388,902
Feb, 2040	$1,056	$2,191	$387,846
Mar, 2040	$1,061	$2,185	$386,785
Apr, 2040	$1,067	$2,179	$385,718
May, 2040	$1,073	$2,173	$384,644
Jun, 2040	$1,079	$2,167	$383,565
Jul, 2040	$1,086	$2,161	$382,479
Aug, 2040	$1,092	$2,155	$381,387
Sep, 2040	$1,098	$2,148	$380,290
Oct, 2040	$1,104	$2,142	$379,185
Nov, 2040	$1,110	$2,136	$378,075
Dec, 2040	$1,116	$2,130	$376,959
2040	$12,993	$25,963	$376,959
Jan, 2041	$1,123	$2,124	$375,836
Feb, 2041	$1,129	$2,117	$374,707
Mar, 2041	$1,135	$2,111	$373,571
Apr, 2041	$1,142	$2,104	$372,430
May, 2041	$1,148	$2,098	$371,281
Jun, 2041	$1,155	$2,092	$370,126
Jul, 2041	$1,161	$2,085	$368,965
Aug, 2041	$1,168	$2,079	$367,797
Sep, 2041	$1,174	$2,072	$366,623
Oct, 2041	$1,181	$2,065	$365,442
Nov, 2041	$1,188	$2,059	$364,254
Dec, 2041	$1,194	$2,052	$363,060
2041	$13,899	$25,057	$363,060
Jan, 2042	$1,201	$2,045	$361,859
Feb, 2042	$1,208	$2,038	$360,651
Mar, 2042	$1,215	$2,032	$359,436
Apr, 2042	$1,221	$2,025	$358,215
May, 2042	$1,228	$2,018	$356,987
Jun, 2042	$1,235	$2,011	$355,751
Jul, 2042	$1,242	$2,004	$354,509
Aug, 2042	$1,249	$1,997	$353,260
Sep, 2042	$1,256	$1,990	$352,004
Oct, 2042	$1,263	$1,983	$350,740
Nov, 2042	$1,270	$1,976	$349,470
Dec, 2042	$1,278	$1,969	$348,192
2042	$14,868	$24,088	$348,192
Jan, 2043	$1,285	$1,961	$346,907
Feb, 2043	$1,292	$1,954	$345,615
Mar, 2043	$1,299	$1,947	$344,316
Apr, 2043	$1,307	$1,940	$343,009
May, 2043	$1,314	$1,932	$341,695
Jun, 2043	$1,321	$1,925	$340,374
Jul, 2043	$1,329	$1,917	$339,045
Aug, 2043	$1,336	$1,910	$337,708
Sep, 2043	$1,344	$1,902	$336,365
Oct, 2043	$1,351	$1,895	$335,013
Nov, 2043	$1,359	$1,887	$333,654
Dec, 2043	$1,367	$1,880	$332,287
2043	$15,905	$23,051	$332,287
Jan, 2044	$1,374	$1,872	$330,913
Feb, 2044	$1,382	$1,864	$329,531
Mar, 2044	$1,390	$1,856	$328,141
Apr, 2044	$1,398	$1,849	$326,743
May, 2044	$1,406	$1,841	$325,337
Jun, 2044	$1,414	$1,833	$323,924
Jul, 2044	$1,422	$1,825	$322,502
Aug, 2044	$1,430	$1,817	$321,073
Sep, 2044	$1,438	$1,809	$319,635
Oct, 2044	$1,446	$1,801	$318,189
Nov, 2044	$1,454	$1,792	$316,735
Dec, 2044	$1,462	$1,784	$315,273
2044	$17,014	$21,942	$315,273
Jan, 2045	$1,470	$1,776	$313,803
Feb, 2045	$1,479	$1,768	$312,325
Mar, 2045	$1,487	$1,759	$310,838
Apr, 2045	$1,495	$1,751	$309,342
May, 2045	$1,504	$1,743	$307,839
Jun, 2045	$1,512	$1,734	$306,327
Jul, 2045	$1,521	$1,726	$304,806
Aug, 2045	$1,529	$1,717	$303,277
Sep, 2045	$1,538	$1,708	$301,739
Oct, 2045	$1,547	$1,700	$300,192
Nov, 2045	$1,555	$1,691	$298,637
Dec, 2045	$1,564	$1,682	$297,073
2045	$18,200	$20,755	$297,073
Jan, 2046	$1,573	$1,674	$295,500
Feb, 2046	$1,582	$1,665	$293,919
Mar, 2046	$1,591	$1,656	$292,328
Apr, 2046	$1,600	$1,647	$290,728
May, 2046	$1,609	$1,638	$289,120
Jun, 2046	$1,618	$1,629	$287,502
Jul, 2046	$1,627	$1,620	$285,876
Aug, 2046	$1,636	$1,610	$284,240
Sep, 2046	$1,645	$1,601	$282,595
Oct, 2046	$1,654	$1,592	$280,940
Nov, 2046	$1,664	$1,583	$279,277
Dec, 2046	$1,673	$1,573	$277,603
2046	$19,470	$19,486	$277,603
Jan, 2047	$1,682	$1,564	$275,921
Feb, 2047	$1,692	$1,554	$274,229
Mar, 2047	$1,701	$1,545	$272,528
Apr, 2047	$1,711	$1,535	$270,816
May, 2047	$1,721	$1,526	$269,096
Jun, 2047	$1,730	$1,516	$267,365
Jul, 2047	$1,740	$1,506	$265,625
Aug, 2047	$1,750	$1,496	$263,875
Sep, 2047	$1,760	$1,486	$262,115
Oct, 2047	$1,770	$1,477	$260,346
Nov, 2047	$1,780	$1,467	$258,566
Dec, 2047	$1,790	$1,457	$256,776
2047	$20,827	$18,129	$256,776
Jan, 2048	$1,800	$1,447	$254,976
Feb, 2048	$1,810	$1,436	$253,167
Mar, 2048	$1,820	$1,426	$251,346
Apr, 2048	$1,830	$1,416	$249,516
May, 2048	$1,841	$1,406	$247,675
Jun, 2048	$1,851	$1,395	$245,824
Jul, 2048	$1,862	$1,385	$243,963
Aug, 2048	$1,872	$1,374	$242,091
Sep, 2048	$1,883	$1,364	$240,208
Oct, 2048	$1,893	$1,353	$238,315
Nov, 2048	$1,904	$1,343	$236,411
Dec, 2048	$1,915	$1,332	$234,497
2048	$22,280	$16,676	$234,497
Jan, 2049	$1,925	$1,321	$232,571
Feb, 2049	$1,936	$1,310	$230,635
Mar, 2049	$1,947	$1,299	$228,688
Apr, 2049	$1,958	$1,288	$226,730
May, 2049	$1,969	$1,277	$224,761
Jun, 2049	$1,980	$1,266	$222,781
Jul, 2049	$1,991	$1,255	$220,790
Aug, 2049	$2,003	$1,244	$218,787
Sep, 2049	$2,014	$1,233	$216,773
Oct, 2049	$2,025	$1,221	$214,748
Nov, 2049	$2,037	$1,210	$212,711
Dec, 2049	$2,048	$1,198	$210,663
2049	$23,833	$15,123	$210,663
Jan, 2050	$2,060	$1,187	$208,604
Feb, 2050	$2,071	$1,175	$206,533
Mar, 2050	$2,083	$1,163	$204,450
Apr, 2050	$2,095	$1,152	$202,355
May, 2050	$2,106	$1,140	$200,249
Jun, 2050	$2,118	$1,128	$198,131
Jul, 2050	$2,130	$1,116	$196,000
Aug, 2050	$2,142	$1,104	$193,858
Sep, 2050	$2,154	$1,092	$191,704
Oct, 2050	$2,166	$1,080	$189,538
Nov, 2050	$2,179	$1,068	$187,359
Dec, 2050	$2,191	$1,055	$185,168
2050	$25,495	$13,461	$185,168
Jan, 2051	$2,203	$1,043	$182,965
Feb, 2051	$2,216	$1,031	$180,749
Mar, 2051	$2,228	$1,018	$178,521
Apr, 2051	$2,241	$1,006	$176,281
May, 2051	$2,253	$993	$174,027
Jun, 2051	$2,266	$980	$171,761
Jul, 2051	$2,279	$968	$169,483
Aug, 2051	$2,292	$955	$167,191
Sep, 2051	$2,304	$942	$164,887
Oct, 2051	$2,317	$929	$162,569
Nov, 2051	$2,331	$916	$160,239
Dec, 2051	$2,344	$903	$157,895
2051	$27,273	$11,683	$157,895
Jan, 2052	$2,357	$889	$155,538
Feb, 2052	$2,370	$876	$153,168
Mar, 2052	$2,383	$863	$150,785
Apr, 2052	$2,397	$849	$148,388
May, 2052	$2,410	$836	$145,977
Jun, 2052	$2,424	$822	$143,553
Jul, 2052	$2,438	$809	$141,116
Aug, 2052	$2,451	$795	$138,664
Sep, 2052	$2,465	$781	$136,199
Oct, 2052	$2,479	$767	$133,720
Nov, 2052	$2,493	$753	$131,227
Dec, 2052	$2,507	$739	$128,720
2052	$29,175	$9,781	$128,720
Jan, 2053	$2,521	$725	$126,199
Feb, 2053	$2,535	$711	$123,663
Mar, 2053	$2,550	$697	$121,114
Apr, 2053	$2,564	$682	$118,550
May, 2053	$2,578	$668	$115,971
Jun, 2053	$2,593	$653	$113,378
Jul, 2053	$2,608	$639	$110,771
Aug, 2053	$2,622	$624	$108,148
Sep, 2053	$2,637	$609	$105,511
Oct, 2053	$2,652	$594	$102,859
Nov, 2053	$2,667	$579	$100,192
Dec, 2053	$2,682	$564	$97,511
2053	$31,210	$7,746	$97,511
Jan, 2054	$2,697	$549	$94,814
Feb, 2054	$2,712	$534	$92,101
Mar, 2054	$2,727	$519	$89,374
Apr, 2054	$2,743	$503	$86,631
May, 2054	$2,758	$488	$83,873
Jun, 2054	$2,774	$472	$81,099
Jul, 2054	$2,789	$457	$78,309
Aug, 2054	$2,805	$441	$75,504
Sep, 2054	$2,821	$425	$72,683
Oct, 2054	$2,837	$409	$69,846
Nov, 2054	$2,853	$393	$66,994
Dec, 2054	$2,869	$377	$64,125
2054	$33,386	$5,570	$64,125
Jan, 2055	$2,885	$361	$61,240
Feb, 2055	$2,901	$345	$58,338
Mar, 2055	$2,918	$329	$55,421
Apr, 2055	$2,934	$312	$52,486
May, 2055	$2,951	$296	$49,536
Jun, 2055	$2,967	$279	$46,569
Jul, 2055	$2,984	$262	$43,585
Aug, 2055	$3,001	$246	$40,584
Sep, 2055	$3,018	$229	$37,566
Oct, 2055	$3,035	$212	$34,531
Nov, 2055	$3,052	$195	$31,480
Dec, 2055	$3,069	$177	$28,411
2055	$35,714	$3,242	$28,411
Jan, 2056	$3,086	$160	$25,324
Feb, 2056	$3,104	$143	$22,221
Mar, 2056	$3,121	$125	$19,100
Apr, 2056	$3,139	$108	$15,961
May, 2056	$3,156	$90	$12,804
Jun, 2056	$3,174	$72	$9,630
Jul, 2056	$3,192	$54	$6,438
Aug, 2056	$3,210	$36	$3,228
Sep, 2056	$3,228	$18	$0
2056	$28,411	$806	$0
Totals	$500,000	$668,673

$500,000 mortgage FAQ

What is the monthly payment on a $500,000 mortgage?: At the current 30-year fixed average of 6.76 percent, a $500,000 mortgage costs about $3,246 a month in principal and interest. Over a 15-year term at 6.09 percent the payment rises to roughly $4,244. 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 6.76 percent costs about $668,673 in total interest — more than the amount borrowed. Choosing a 15-year term at 6.09 percent cuts that to roughly $263,854, a saving of about $404,819, 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 $3,246 payment for a $500,000 mortgage implies an income of roughly $139,128 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 $84 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.