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Decode a personal, auto, or mortgage loan offer into what it really costs and where the traps are. Use when someone asks 'is this loan a good deal', 'decode my loan offer', 'what am I signing', or 'what will this mortgage actually cost me'. Produces a total-cost-of-loan number, APR vs advertised-rate reconciliation, ranked red flags (prepayment penalties, junk fees, rate-reset exposure), and the three questions that most change the deal.

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# Loan Decoder Skill

Loan paperwork is built around the number they want you to see (the monthly payment) and several
they'd rather you didn't. This skill computes what you'll actually pay in total, then ranks
everything in the offer that can quietly move that number against you.

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## What This Skill Produces

- The total-cost-of-loan number: everything paid over the life, and total interest + fees
- APR vs. advertised rate, reconciled — where the gap comes from
- Ranked red flags: prepayment penalties, junk fees, variable-rate reset exposure, add-ons
- The three questions that most change this specific deal, plus what's negotiable
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