home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Loan_db_Manager, ver 4.0w
- @ Soft Solutions, 1991
-
-
-
-
-
- Loan_db_Manager HELP
-
-
- INTRODUCTION Page 1
-
-
- EDIT Page 2
- Edit
- Directory
- Go to Specific Record
- Purge all Loan Records
-
- AMORTIZATION Page 3
- Full Details
- Show Payments
- Balloon Payment
- Remaining Balance
-
- REPORTS Page 4
- Yearly Schedule
- Cost of Loan
- Equity vs. Balance
- Mortgage Rate Comparison
- PrePayment Analysis
-
- OPTIONS Page 5
- Registration
- Calculator
-
- HELP Page 6
- Loan_db_Manager Help
- About
-
-
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
-
- Loan_db_Manager is a unique tool which has been designed to assist in
- both your loan management tasks, as well as your review of various
- loan options. The first step in using this application is the
- creation of the loan record database using the EDIT-option. The
- database may be as small as one record or may contain hundreds. Once
- the database has been established, the user may request a variety of
- reporting options.
-
-
- The last record that was accessed in the EDIT-option is considered to
- be the 'active' record. This means that all reporting selections
- will use this 'active' record as the reportable record. If you wish
- to report on another database record, simply choose it from the
- <directory> selection under the EDIT-option.
-
-
- All reports will be shown in the 'Workspace' provided in the middle
- of the screen. This 'Workspace' supports several features:
-
- - The user may modify or customize the data reported in the workspace.
-
- - The user may print selected portions of the workspace. (note: to
- print data from the workspace, simply highlight the data that you
- wish to report, and then press the <print> button).
-
- - The user may clear the entire workspace by simply pressing the
- <clear> button.
-
- - The workspace may hold up to a maximum of 64000 characters of
- information.
-
-
-
- EDIT
-
- The EDIT section provides the user the ability to maintain a database
- of Loan Records. Each database record contains information specific
- to a particular loan option. For example if you had three loans that
- you wished to either maintain or consider (i.e. a mortgage, a car
- loan, and a school loan), then you would establish three unique
- database records. The last record that was either created or
- modified will automatically become the 'active' record from which
- subsequent reporting will be driven.
-
- Within the EDIT section, there are five menu options: Edit,
- Directory, Go to a Specific Record, Purge all Loan Records, and Exit.
- These options are explained below:
-
-
- Edit
- This option allows the creation, modification and deletion of
- database records. The user is also allowed to sequentially go both
- forward and backwards within the database by simply indicating which
- direction via the slider-bar.
-
- To ADD a new record, first press the <add> button and then fill out
- the appropriate loan information.
-
- To CHANGE/COMPLETE a record; after making the changes, press the
- <apply> button.
-
- To DELETE a record; simply press the <delete> button.
-
- To use the CALCULATOR; press the <calculator icon>.
-
-
- Directory
- This option displays a directory of valid database records, and
- allows the user to instantly go into the EDIT-mode by simply
- double-clicking the selected record.
-
-
- Go to Specific Record
- The user is prompted to enter the unique database record number that
- they wish to jump to within the EDIT-mode.
-
-
- Purge all Loan Records
- This option will purge/delete ALL RECORDS contained within the
- database. This action should only be done with great care! If you
- wish to delete only one individual database record, use the <delete>
- option found under the EDIT-mode.
-
- EXIT
- This option allows the user to exit Loan_db_Manager.
-
-
-
-
-
- AMORTIZATION
-
- The AMORTIZATION section provides the user the ability to review the
- details of a specific loan, determine the estimated monthly payment
- amount, analyze Balloon payment effects, and estimate the remaining
- balance due on a loan.
-
- Within the AMORTIZATION section, there are four menu options: Full
- Details, Show Payments, Balloon Payments, and Remaining Balance.
- These options are explained below:
-
-
- Full Details
- This option will display all core details about the active loan
- record. This information will include Title, principal,
- interest-rate, monthly payment amount, comments, the start date of
- the loan, and any applicable prepayment data.
-
-
- Show Payments
- This option will display a summary of the loan details, followed with
- an estimate of the monthly payment.
-
-
- Balloon Payment
- The user will be prompted for the number of payments required before
- the final Balloon Payment is due, along with the actual Balloon
- Payment amount. A summary of the loan details will be displayed,
- followed with a breakdown of the estimated cost of this Balloon
- Payment schedule.
-
-
- Remaining Balance
- The user will be prompted for the number of payments already paid. A
- summary of the loan details will be displayed, followed with a
- breakdown of the estimated balance still outstanding on the loan.
-
-
-
- REPORTS
-
- The REPORTS section provides the user with five analytic reports
- which can assist in determining the structure, conditions, and
- history which make up the selected active loan.
-
- Within the REPORTS section, there are five menu options: Yearly
- Schedule, Cost of Loan, Equity vs. Balance, Mortgage Rate
- Comparision, and PrePayment Analysis. These options are explained
- below:
-
-
- Yearly Schedule
- An Amortization report will be produced which reflects the payment
- number, date, principal amount, interest amount, prepayment amount,
- and the balance due. The user will be prompted with a message asking
- if they desire a report of just a single year, or a continuous report
- reflecting the entire loan period.
-
-
- Cost of Loan
- This option will first display a summary of the loan details,
- followed with a breakdown of the estimated cost as defined as equal
- to the sum of the total payments minus the principal amount. This
- means that the cost is reported as the interest charges incurred
- during the life of the loan.
-
-
- Equity vs. Balance
- The user is first prompted for the number of payments already made,
- along with their estimate of the value of the asset being considered.
- The summary of the loan detail will first be displayed, followed with
- a breakdown of the payments already made and the balance due at that
- point in time. The Equity is then estimated as being the balance of
- the asset value minus the current balance due.
-
-
- Mortgage Rate Comparision
- This option displays a matrixed table of estimated monthly payment
- amounts by loan amount and interest rate. The current active
- database record is used as the middle value for both amount and rate.
-
-
- PrePayment Analysis
- This option estimates the amount of money that can be saved by
- prepaying a fixed amount of money over a specified duration of time.
- PrePaying on the loan amounts to reducing the actual principal amount
- each month and thereby reducing the interest charges. Working with
- this option can result in a surprisingly big savings over the course
- of a mortgage!
-
-
-
-
- OPTIONS
-
- The OPTIONS section provides the user with two primary features: One
- an automated process of registration, and second an another method of
- calling the system calculator.
-
-
-
- Registration
- This option will display a blank Registration Form which may be
- filled out with the applicable information. Once properly filled
- out, the user only needs to press the <print> button to get a
- hardcopy of the form on their printer. (Don't forget to turn the
- printer on!)
-
-
- Calculator
- This option will display the Windows Calculator in the center of the
- screen, allowing the user to do all required calculations within
- Loan_db_Manager.
-
-
-
-
- HELP
-
-
- Loan_db_Manager Help
- This option allows the user to display the Loan_db_Manager Help
- Instructions.
-
- About
- Credits for Loan_db_Manager
-
-
- How to contact us:
- We may be reached at:
-
- Soft Solutions
- Suite 310
- 125 Warfieldsburg
- Westminster, MD 21157
-
-