Present value interest factor

In economics, Present value interest factor, also known by the acronym PVIF, is used in finance theory to refer to the output of a calculation, used to determine the monthly payment needed to repay a loan. The calculation involves a number of variables, which are set out in the following description of the calculation:

Formula

Let:

$W$ = the amount borrowed (loan)

$i$ = the effective (i.e. convertible annually) annual interest rate charged

$n$ = the number of years over which the loan will be outstanding

$A$ = the annual amount of the fixed regular payments that will amortize (i.e. repay) the loan

$m$ = the frequency of these regular payments, e.g. m = 2 means the payments are half-yearly.

Then:

$A=\frac{W}{PVIF}$

where

$PVIF=\frac{1}{m}\cdot \frac{1-(1+i{)}^{-n}}{(1+i{)}^{1/m}-1}$

In its simplest form,  PVIF  is calculated using the formula:

$PVIF=(1+r{)}^{-n}$

where $r$ is the discount rate (or interest rate) and $n$ is the number of periods.

See also

• Time value of money
• Annuity (financial contracts)
• Fixed rate mortgage
• Amortization calculator