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We're staying put for 10 years — what's the monthly payment difference and when do we recoup those costs?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns the number of months until refinance closing costs are fully recouped, the monthly payment delta between old and new rates, and the total net savings (or loss) over the specified hold horizon in dollars.","failureModes":["Missing required inputs (loan balance, rates, closing costs) returns a validation error","New rate higher than or equal to current rate may return zero or negative savings with a warning","Extremely short hold horizons where break-even is never reached return an indication that refinancing is not beneficial","Invalid numeric values or negative inputs return a 400-level error","Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a fast, focused break-even and savings computation for a single mortgage refinance scenario. 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