Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/a-useful-refinancing-calculato Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A Useful Refinancing Calculator Economy Sep 1, 2010 4:06 PM EDT Paul Solman: With all the hullabaloo about low interest rates and refinancing of mortgages, I’d been looking around for reliable refinancing calculators on the Web and have found one with an excellent pedigree. It’s the product of a well-known Harvard economist we once interviewed on the NewsHour, David Laibson, and whose course on behavioral economics we audited a few years ago. The calculator is up on the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research at http://zwicke.nber.org/refinance/index.py. It’s also easy to use. I thought others might find it useful, as I have. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Paul Solman: With all the hullabaloo about low interest rates and refinancing of mortgages, I’d been looking around for reliable refinancing calculators on the Web and have found one with an excellent pedigree. It’s the product of a well-known Harvard economist we once interviewed on the NewsHour, David Laibson, and whose course on behavioral economics we audited a few years ago. The calculator is up on the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research at http://zwicke.nber.org/refinance/index.py. It’s also easy to use. I thought others might find it useful, as I have. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now