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Most small business loans charge an origination fee. Most business loan calculators don't ask about it.

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Most small business loans charge an origination fee. Most business loan calculators don't ask about it.
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Before building Business Loan Calculator, we looked at what a generic loan calculator misses for business borrowers specifically.

Small business loan payment calculator, missing a real cost

SBA loans and most online business lenders charge an origination fee — typically 1-6% of the loan amount, either deducted upfront or rolled into the balance. A calculator that only takes amount, rate, and term simply can't represent that cost, even though it's one of the more material line items in what a business actually pays.

Business loan calculator with origination fee, broken out separately

Enter a fee percentage (or leave it at 0 if your lender doesn't charge one) and the summary shows the fee amount on its own line, separate from interest — so you can see exactly what the fee costs versus what financing the loan costs over time.

Business loan amortization schedule, downloadable

Same as the rest of this site's loan calculators: expand the schedule and download the full CSV in one click.

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