So I was putting together some figures over the weekend, and I made a sheet of the ECB rates vs what I pay in mortgage amts per month. My records only go back to 2011 at the moment, but I'm a little confused by what I found.
In 2011, with the rate at 1%, I was paying 789.49 pm on my mortgage.
After some rises and falls, the rate was once again at 1% in early 2012, but now I was paying 790.31 pm.
Same with 1.25%: 811.36 up to 811.43. The jump is less noticeable there, but the timeframe is shorter.
I assume the maths is correct, but I just can't get my head around it. I assume they're recalculating my interest based on the amt due in the time left, and because that's not coming down at the same rate per month (based on how many days in the month) the numbers are slightly different.
It's not an issue, I'm just interested in the maths behind why me paying 1% in Mar 2011 means payment of X, and me paying 1% in Jan 2012 means payment of Y.