This Average Interest Rate Calculator of the mortgage calculators is a cool interest rate calculator to determine if loan consolidation is good for you.
This calculator is one my mortgage calculators and figures the average interest rate you are paying for all your loans. You can input credit cards, student loans etc. and arrive at the average.
How will this help me? With this information you can decide if it would be a good idea to combine the balances of some loans or credit cards. This can be especially helpful if you can move your higher loan balances or credit cards to lower ones or another financial instrument.
Remember, if your plan to do this to lower your debt to income ratio (DTI), do not max out a credit card to accomplish this. That will work against you if you're trying to buy that first home.
But if you are planning to be a first time home buyer in the future and want to improve your DTI, this online interest rate calculator will help you decide if combining your debt will be worth it. Especially if you can lower the amount of interest you are paying each month so you can pay off your debt faster.