Mortgage Principal

Your Mortgage Principal is the amount borrowed from your lender that must be repaid. At any point in time your outstanding Mortgage Principal can be calculated by subtracting the amounts paid to the lender from the original amount borrowed. As monthly mortgage payments are made, the mortgage principal is reduced. So keep it up! You’ve got this!

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