> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.guito.pt/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Credits

> Mortgages, personal loans, car loans and other credit.

This page shows you how to record a credit in guito, track its outstanding balance, save a private note, and keep it up to date. Every credit you add is subtracted from your net worth, so the overview reflects your real net position.

<Note>
  Managing credits is part of the Plus plan.
</Note>

## Add a credit

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Credits page">
    In the sidebar, click **Credits**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a new loan">
    Click **Add** to record a new loan.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the credit details">
    * **Type**: mortgage, personal loan, car loan, and others.
    * **Amount**: total loan amount.
    * **Interest rate**: annual rate. Choose fixed, variable (indexed to Euribor) or mixed.
    * **Term**: duration in months.
    * **Start date**: the date the loan was taken out.
    * **Amortization**: French (constant instalment) or German (constant principal, decreasing instalment).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Confirm to save the credit.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  The outstanding balance of each credit is subtracted from your total net worth in the [overview](/en/features/net-worth-overview).
</Info>

## Add notes to a credit

You can save a personal note on a credit, for example to remember contract terms or your account manager's contact.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the credit dialog">
    When you add a credit, or edit an existing one, open its dialog.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write the note">
    In the **Notes** field, write what you want to remember.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Confirm. The note shows in the **Notes** section of the credit's page.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Link a credit to a property or vehicle

When you add a mortgage, you can link it to a property you track; a car loan can be linked to a vehicle. Once linked, the asset's detail page shows a financing breakdown: loan-to-value (LTV), your equity, the down payment, and the financed amount.

## Keep a credit up to date

Open a credit from the Credits page to manage it over time. From its detail page you can:

* Record payments and instalments.
* Simulate early repayments.
* Change the interest rate (renegotiation) by editing the credit.
* View the full amortization schedule.

## Match instalments to bank transactions

To have each instalment linked to the bank transaction that paid it, [connect the account](/en/features/bank-sync) you pay from through automatic sync. guito then links matching instalments silently, with no suggestions to confirm.

A link is created only when there is a single clear candidate: amount within ±2%, date within ±2 business days, and the same payee as previous instalments.

<Note>
  To undo a link, open the bank transaction and unlink it. The payee is then excluded so the match is not repeated.
</Note>

## Track instalments alongside other commitments

Credits appear on the [**Recurring**](/en/features/recurring) page as their own section. The monthly instalment counts as a recurring commitment, next to your other recurring expenses.

## Related pages

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  <Card title="Net worth overview" icon="https://mintcdn.com/guito/Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5/icons/house.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5&q=85&s=94cc77f0619465f49834864f88fc8397" href="/en/features/net-worth-overview" width="24" height="24" data-path="icons/house.svg">
    See how the outstanding balance of your credits reduces your net worth.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Accounts" icon="https://mintcdn.com/guito/Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5/icons/wallet.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5&q=85&s=fe7531f58f311ad5a6aad3bb2cfe062e" href="/en/features/accounts" width="24" height="24" data-path="icons/wallet.svg">
    Manage the accounts you pay instalments from.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bank sync" icon="https://mintcdn.com/guito/Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5/icons/cable.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5&q=85&s=2399c861dd1227ca95e22d6c16cbe093" href="/en/features/bank-sync" width="24" height="24" data-path="icons/cable.svg">
    Connect your accounts to match instalments automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Property and assets" icon="https://mintcdn.com/guito/Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5/icons/house-heart.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Z2-mKthyIORVPFl5&q=85&s=93a5df3d7fa75003ab83e684231253c8" href="/en/features/properties-and-assets" width="24" height="24" data-path="icons/house-heart.svg">
    Link a mortgage to a property and see its LTV and equity.
  </Card>
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