When Current Balance Equals Payoff Balance
For most service agreements, payoff balance and current balance are always the same (or in colloquial speech - the amount the customer thinks they owe equals what they really owe). Let's run through a typical example. The values in the payoff balance and current balance columns reflect the amount due after the financial transaction has been applied (i.e., the running balance):
Date
Financial Transaction
Payoff Balance
Current Balance
1-Jan-99
Bill: $125
125
125
15-Jan-99
Payment: $150
-25
-25
2-Feb-99
Bill: $175
150
150
14-Feb-99
Payment: $150
0
0
3-Mar-99
Bill: $200
200
200
15-Mar-99
Payment: $150
50
50
2-Apr-99
Bill: $225
275
275
As you can see, payoff balance and current balance are always in sync.