When Current Balance Equals Payoff Balance

For most contracts, 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.