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Accurately calculate your provident fund loan monthly payments and total interest. Supports both fixed payment and fixed principal repayment methods.
Mainland China CNY budget estimate with manually entered balance, repayment-capacity and limit assumptions. Default rates, multipliers and caps are examples and are not synchronized with local policy. Monthly payment uses equal installments only, not equal principal or approval prediction.
Overview
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This calculator is for a mainland China housing provident fund loan scenario. It estimates a loan amount and one reference monthly payment in Chinese yuan (CNY). It is not a US mortgage calculator, a loan application, or a prediction of approval. Select one of three estimate methods: account balance multiplied by a value you enter; the present value of a monthly repayment budget based on income; or property price multiplied by an assumed loan-to-value percentage. The result is then capped at the local maximum loan limit you enter.
The national framework does not provide one universal personal borrowing cap for every city and household. Local rules and applicant facts matter. The account multiplier, repayment budget percentage, assumed property ratio, maximum cap, annual rate, and term are user-controlled scenario inputs. The starting values are editable assumptions, not verified current rates or policy defaults for every locality.
Balance: estimated amount = account balance × your multiplier. Repayment capacity: the calculator treats the chosen share of monthly income as an affordable payment and converts that payment into a loan principal using the entered annual rate and number of monthly periods. Property price: estimated amount = property price × your assumed loan-to-value percentage. The selected estimate is limited by the entered local maximum, if it is lower.
The reference monthly payment uses a fixed-rate, level-payment annuity calculation. If P is the estimated principal, r is the monthly rate (annual percentage divided by 1,200), and n is the number of monthly payments, then payment = P × r ÷ (1 − (1 + r)−n). At a zero rate, it is P ÷ n. The displayed loan amount and payment are rounded to whole yuan. The calculator does not produce a full month-by-month schedule or total interest.
Example only: with a CNY 100,000 principal, 3% annual rate, and 20-year term, r = 0.03 ÷ 12 and n = 240. The level payment is about CNY 554.60 before the page’s whole-yuan display rounding. The 3% figure is illustrative, not a statement of a current provident fund rate.
Guide
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Select balance, repayment capacity, or property price. Only the fields for the selected method determine the starting estimate.
Use CNY for account balance and monthly income. Property price and local maximum are entered in units of CNY 10,000; percentages are entered as percent values. The annual rate and term are separate inputs.
Check the housing provident fund center for the place where the application would be made. Enter its applicable cap and use assumptions that match the policy and your circumstances.
Read the estimated maximum amount, the reference monthly payment, and the displayed reason for the estimate or cap. Change one assumption at a time to see how the scenario changes.
Use cases
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A buyer who knows an approximate account balance or property price can compare alternative entered assumptions and see the resulting CNY estimate and monthly payment before asking a local center for a formal calculation.
An applicant can note the balance, income, price, intended term, and estimated cap used, then ask the local fund center which values and eligibility rules actually apply.
A household can hold amount and term constant while changing the rate input to understand payment sensitivity. Treat each result as a separate fixed-rate scenario.
Q&A
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No. The result is based on the selected formula and the values you enter. It does not check contribution history, household status, credit, property eligibility, or every local restriction. The relevant local fund center makes the actual determination.
Local caps and eligibility methods vary, and this page does not retrieve or update them automatically. Check the current rules for the intended application location, then enter matching assumptions.
No. The displayed payment is a level-payment estimate for one fixed-rate scenario. The calculator does not create an equal-principal repayment series, full amortization table, or total-interest comparison.
Notes
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This page does not verify current local policies, personal eligibility, the allowable loan amount, or official interest rates. It estimates only the selected method and then applies the maximum limit you typed; it does not calculate all real underwriting constraints and select the lowest result. A repayment percentage, account multiplier, property ratio, and cap should not be treated as nationally uniform rules.
The payment estimate excludes a combined commercial loan, rate changes, fees, insurance, early repayment, and contract-specific payment timing. Do not use it as a repayment schedule or financial approval. Before making a purchase or application decision, confirm the current rules and formal figures with the housing provident fund center for the relevant mainland China locality.
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