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Principal curtailment with recast or term shortening: extra principal cap · case 01

An oversized prepayment drives the balance negative and the loan never reports a payoff payment.

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ROOT CAUSE

The extra principal is not capped at the remaining balance.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Cap the extra at the balance remaining after the scheduled payment.

Unsuccessful approach: Capping at balance plus interest still overshoots, since interest was already paid.

Case contract

x = {'principal', 'rate_bp', 'months', 'prepay': {'k': extra cents after payment k}, 'mode': 'shorten'|'recast'}. The level payment is the exact annuity rounded half-up. Each month: interest = round_half_up(balance*bp/120000); if balance + interest <= payment or it is month n, pay balance + interest and stop. Otherwise reduce the balance by payment - interest, then apply the extra (capped at the balance). In recast mode a nonzero extra that leaves a balance re-levels the payment over the n - k remaining months. An extra that clears the balance ends the loan with final payment = payment + extra. Return {'months_paid', 'total_interest', 'final_payment', 'payments': payment history}.

Why this case matters

Amortization engines drive borrower statements, payoff quotes and investor remittances; a misplaced rounding step, boundary or ordering rule compounds across hundreds of periods.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    def rnd(n, d):
        q, r = divmod(n, d)
        return q + (1 if 2 * r >= d else 0)
    def level(P, n):
        if n <= 0 or P <= 0:
            return 0
        if bp == 0:
            exact = Fraction(P, n)
        else:
            r = Fraction(bp, 120000)
            exact = P * r / (1 - (1 + r) ** -n)
        return math.floor(exact + Fraction(1, 2))
    bp = x['rate_bp']
    n = x['months']
    bal = x['principal']
    pay = level(bal, n)
    history = [pay]
    total = 0
    k = 0
    final = 0
    while bal > 0 and k < n:
        k += 1
        interest = rnd(bal * bp, 120000)
        total += interest
        if bal + interest <= pay or k == n:
            final = bal + interest
            bal = 0
            break
        bal -= pay - interest
        extra = x['prepay'].get(str(k), 0)
        if extra:
            bal -= extra
            if x['mode'] == 'recast' and bal > 0:
                pay = level(bal, n - k)
                history.append(pay)
            if bal == 0:
                final = pay + extra
    return {'months_paid': k, 'total_interest': total, 'final_payment': final, 'payments': history}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'21': 5000, '12': 200000, '35': 2000000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 41663, 'payments': [1667]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 200000, '7': 20000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 8, 'total_interest': 1612, 'final_payment': 5464, 'payments': [5164, 1104]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 1000, '6': 5000, '7': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 18501, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'16': 5000, '9': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 7480, 'final_payment': 2100, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'5': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 3478, 'final_payment': 12203, 'payments': [17255, 12203]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'9': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 3334, 'payments': [5000, 3333]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 32442, 'final_payment': 11778, 'payments': [11768]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'19': 200000, '18': 20000, '24': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 19, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 4994, 'payments': [4167, 832]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'19': 20000, '1': 2000000, '3': 2000000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 1, 'total_interest': 2500, 'final_payment': 252500, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'24': 200000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 10409, 'payments': [10417]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 41665, 'payments': [41667]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'10': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 12595, 'final_payment': 4326, 'payments': [4707, 4323]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 5000, 'payments': [5000]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 4159, 'payments': [4167]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'12': 5000, '20': 20000, '4': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 20, 'total_interest': 11928, 'final_payment': 16495, 'payments': [4707]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 3272, 'final_payment': 8101, 'payments': [8607, 8101]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'5': 1000, '3': 20000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 1552, 'final_payment': 9220, 'payments': [16960, 10226, 9220]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'15': 20000, '5': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 3267, 'final_payment': 324, 'payments': [2659, 2604, 326]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'10': 20000, '11': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 33, 'total_interest': 21026, 'final_payment': 6666, 'payments': [7605]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 8337, 'payments': [8333]}], ['control 6', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 1055, 'final_payment': 10175, 'payments': [10176]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'7': 200000, '3': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 7, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 120002, 'payments': [20833]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'24': 2000000, '33': 1000, '12': 2000000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 3088, 'final_payment': 43013, 'payments': [1825]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 36, 'total_interest': 9520, 'final_payment': 3050, 'payments': [3042]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 2500, 'payments': [2500]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'1': 200000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 4349, 'final_payment': 2927, 'payments': [22212, 2921]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 1867, 'final_payment': 63, 'payments': [5164]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'1': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 15665, 'payments': [16667, 15667]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 200000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 8, 'total_interest': 7134, 'final_payment': 106515, 'payments': [21517]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'4': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 9000, 'payments': [10000]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 32442, 'final_payment': 11778, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'3': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 16333, 'payments': [16667, 16333]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 11, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 5000, 'payments': [5000]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'4': 1000, '9': 20000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 22, 'total_interest': 29136, 'final_payment': 11008, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 6', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'22': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 35, 'total_interest': 9173, 'final_payment': 745, 'payments': [3042]}]]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    try:
        actual = solve(args)
    except Exception as exc:
        actual = 'raised ' + type(exc).__name__
    check(label, actual, expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: extra principal cap{'final_payment': 0, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [1667], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 41663, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [1667], 'total_interest': 0}Failed
regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe{'final_payment': 0, 'months_paid': 8, 'payments': [5164, 1104], 'total_interest': 1612}{'final_payment': 5464, 'months_paid': 8, 'payments': [5164, 1104], 'total_interest': 1612}Failed
control 1{'final_payment': 18501, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 18501, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
control 2{'final_payment': 2100, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099], 'total_interest': 7480}{'final_payment': 2100, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099], 'total_interest': 7480}Passed
control 3{'final_payment': 12203, 'months_paid': 6, 'payments': [17255, 12203], 'total_interest': 3478}{'final_payment': 12203, 'months_paid': 6, 'payments': [17255, 12203], 'total_interest': 3478}Passed
control 4{'final_payment': 3334, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [5000, 3333], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 3334, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [5000, 3333], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
control 5{'final_payment': 11778, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [11768], 'total_interest': 32442}{'final_payment': 11778, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [11768], 'total_interest': 32442}Passed

SHA-256 / f1904d6a7a6a071f5d6e0e9220eb63b8828c54126577665e602f54a36ef4db8a

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    def rnd(n, d):
        q, r = divmod(n, d)
        return q + (1 if 2 * r >= d else 0)
    def level(P, n):
        if n <= 0 or P <= 0:
            return 0
        if bp == 0:
            exact = Fraction(P, n)
        else:
            r = Fraction(bp, 120000)
            exact = P * r / (1 - (1 + r) ** -n)
        return math.floor(exact + Fraction(1, 2))
    bp = x['rate_bp']
    n = x['months']
    bal = x['principal']
    pay = level(bal, n)
    history = [pay]
    total = 0
    k = 0
    final = 0
    while bal > 0 and k < n:
        k += 1
        interest = rnd(bal * bp, 120000)
        total += interest
        if bal + interest <= pay or k == n:
            final = bal + interest
            bal = 0
            break
        bal -= pay - interest
        extra = min(x['prepay'].get(str(k), 0), bal + interest)
        if extra:
            bal -= extra
            if x['mode'] == 'recast' and bal > 0:
                pay = level(bal, n - k)
                history.append(pay)
            if bal == 0:
                final = pay + extra
    return {'months_paid': k, 'total_interest': total, 'final_payment': final, 'payments': history}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'21': 5000, '12': 200000, '35': 2000000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 41663, 'payments': [1667]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 200000, '7': 20000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 8, 'total_interest': 1612, 'final_payment': 5464, 'payments': [5164, 1104]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 1000, '6': 5000, '7': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 18501, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'16': 5000, '9': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 7480, 'final_payment': 2100, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'5': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 3478, 'final_payment': 12203, 'payments': [17255, 12203]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'9': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 3334, 'payments': [5000, 3333]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 32442, 'final_payment': 11778, 'payments': [11768]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'19': 200000, '18': 20000, '24': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 19, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 4994, 'payments': [4167, 832]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'19': 20000, '1': 2000000, '3': 2000000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 1, 'total_interest': 2500, 'final_payment': 252500, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'24': 200000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 10409, 'payments': [10417]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 41665, 'payments': [41667]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'10': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 12595, 'final_payment': 4326, 'payments': [4707, 4323]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 5000, 'payments': [5000]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 4159, 'payments': [4167]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'12': 5000, '20': 20000, '4': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 20, 'total_interest': 11928, 'final_payment': 16495, 'payments': [4707]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 3272, 'final_payment': 8101, 'payments': [8607, 8101]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'5': 1000, '3': 20000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 1552, 'final_payment': 9220, 'payments': [16960, 10226, 9220]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'15': 20000, '5': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 3267, 'final_payment': 324, 'payments': [2659, 2604, 326]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'10': 20000, '11': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 33, 'total_interest': 21026, 'final_payment': 6666, 'payments': [7605]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 8337, 'payments': [8333]}], ['control 6', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 1055, 'final_payment': 10175, 'payments': [10176]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'7': 200000, '3': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 7, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 120002, 'payments': [20833]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'24': 2000000, '33': 1000, '12': 2000000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 3088, 'final_payment': 43013, 'payments': [1825]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 36, 'total_interest': 9520, 'final_payment': 3050, 'payments': [3042]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 2500, 'payments': [2500]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'1': 200000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 4349, 'final_payment': 2927, 'payments': [22212, 2921]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 1867, 'final_payment': 63, 'payments': [5164]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'1': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 15665, 'payments': [16667, 15667]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 200000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 8, 'total_interest': 7134, 'final_payment': 106515, 'payments': [21517]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'4': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 9000, 'payments': [10000]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 32442, 'final_payment': 11778, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'3': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 16333, 'payments': [16667, 16333]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 11, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 5000, 'payments': [5000]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'4': 1000, '9': 20000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 22, 'total_interest': 29136, 'final_payment': 11008, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 6', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'22': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 35, 'total_interest': 9173, 'final_payment': 745, 'payments': [3042]}]]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    try:
        actual = solve(args)
    except Exception as exc:
        actual = 'raised ' + type(exc).__name__
    check(label, actual, expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: extra principal cap{'final_payment': 41663, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [1667], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 41663, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [1667], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe{'final_payment': 0, 'months_paid': 8, 'payments': [5164, 1104], 'total_interest': 1612}{'final_payment': 5464, 'months_paid': 8, 'payments': [5164, 1104], 'total_interest': 1612}Failed
control 1{'final_payment': 18501, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 18501, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
control 2{'final_payment': 2100, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099], 'total_interest': 7480}{'final_payment': 2100, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099], 'total_interest': 7480}Passed
control 3{'final_payment': 12203, 'months_paid': 6, 'payments': [17255, 12203], 'total_interest': 3478}{'final_payment': 12203, 'months_paid': 6, 'payments': [17255, 12203], 'total_interest': 3478}Passed
control 4{'final_payment': 3334, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [5000, 3333], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 3334, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [5000, 3333], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
control 5{'final_payment': 11778, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [11768], 'total_interest': 32442}{'final_payment': 11778, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [11768], 'total_interest': 32442}Passed

SHA-256 / dbabe261f99a59e9e60048d9d2854f61609050fd1708effcd9525a1bb3c2c9e5

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
from fractions import Fraction
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    def rnd(n, d):
        q, r = divmod(n, d)
        return q + (1 if 2 * r >= d else 0)
    def level(P, n):
        if n <= 0 or P <= 0:
            return 0
        if bp == 0:
            exact = Fraction(P, n)
        else:
            r = Fraction(bp, 120000)
            exact = P * r / (1 - (1 + r) ** -n)
        return math.floor(exact + Fraction(1, 2))
    bp = x['rate_bp']
    n = x['months']
    bal = x['principal']
    pay = level(bal, n)
    history = [pay]
    total = 0
    k = 0
    final = 0
    while bal > 0 and k < n:
        k += 1
        interest = rnd(bal * bp, 120000)
        total += interest
        if bal + interest <= pay or k == n:
            final = bal + interest
            bal = 0
            break
        bal -= pay - interest
        extra = min(x['prepay'].get(str(k), 0), bal)
        if extra:
            bal -= extra
            if x['mode'] == 'recast' and bal > 0:
                pay = level(bal, n - k)
                history.append(pay)
            if bal == 0:
                final = pay + extra
    return {'months_paid': k, 'total_interest': total, 'final_payment': final, 'payments': history}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'21': 5000, '12': 200000, '35': 2000000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 41663, 'payments': [1667]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 200000, '7': 20000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 8, 'total_interest': 1612, 'final_payment': 5464, 'payments': [5164, 1104]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 1000, '6': 5000, '7': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 18501, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'16': 5000, '9': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 7480, 'final_payment': 2100, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'5': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 3478, 'final_payment': 12203, 'payments': [17255, 12203]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'9': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 3334, 'payments': [5000, 3333]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 32442, 'final_payment': 11778, 'payments': [11768]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'19': 200000, '18': 20000, '24': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 19, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 4994, 'payments': [4167, 832]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'19': 20000, '1': 2000000, '3': 2000000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 1, 'total_interest': 2500, 'final_payment': 252500, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'24': 200000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 10409, 'payments': [10417]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 41665, 'payments': [41667]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'10': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 12595, 'final_payment': 4326, 'payments': [4707, 4323]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 5000, 'payments': [5000]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 4159, 'payments': [4167]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'12': 5000, '20': 20000, '4': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 20, 'total_interest': 11928, 'final_payment': 16495, 'payments': [4707]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 3272, 'final_payment': 8101, 'payments': [8607, 8101]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'5': 1000, '3': 20000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 1552, 'final_payment': 9220, 'payments': [16960, 10226, 9220]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'15': 20000, '5': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 3267, 'final_payment': 324, 'payments': [2659, 2604, 326]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'10': 20000, '11': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 33, 'total_interest': 21026, 'final_payment': 6666, 'payments': [7605]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 8337, 'payments': [8333]}], ['control 6', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 1055, 'final_payment': 10175, 'payments': [10176]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'7': 200000, '3': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 7, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 120002, 'payments': [20833]}], ['regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'24': 2000000, '33': 1000, '12': 2000000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 3088, 'final_payment': 43013, 'payments': [1825]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 36, 'total_interest': 9520, 'final_payment': 3050, 'payments': [3042]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 2500, 'payments': [2500]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'1': 200000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 4349, 'final_payment': 2927, 'payments': [22212, 2921]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 12, 'total_interest': 1867, 'final_payment': 63, 'payments': [5164]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'1': 5000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 15665, 'payments': [16667, 15667]}]], [['regression: extra principal cap', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'8': 200000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 8, 'total_interest': 7134, 'final_payment': 106515, 'payments': [21517]}], ['control 1', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'4': 1000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 9000, 'payments': [10000]}], ['control 2', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 24, 'total_interest': 32442, 'final_payment': 11778, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 3', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 6, 'prepay': {'3': 1000}, 'mode': 'recast'}, {'months_paid': 6, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 16333, 'payments': [16667, 16333]}], ['control 4', {'principal': 60000, 'rate_bp': 0, 'months': 12, 'prepay': {'10': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 11, 'total_interest': 0, 'final_payment': 5000, 'payments': [5000]}], ['control 5', {'principal': 250000, 'rate_bp': 1200, 'months': 24, 'prepay': {'4': 1000, '9': 20000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 22, 'total_interest': 29136, 'final_payment': 11008, 'payments': [11768]}], ['control 6', {'principal': 100000, 'rate_bp': 600, 'months': 36, 'prepay': {'22': 5000}, 'mode': 'shorten'}, {'months_paid': 35, 'total_interest': 9173, 'final_payment': 745, 'payments': [3042]}]]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N-1]:
    try:
        actual = solve(args)
    except Exception as exc:
        actual = 'raised ' + type(exc).__name__
    check(label, actual, expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: extra principal cap{'final_payment': 41663, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [1667], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 41663, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [1667], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
regression: extra principal cap, partial-repair probe{'final_payment': 5464, 'months_paid': 8, 'payments': [5164, 1104], 'total_interest': 1612}{'final_payment': 5464, 'months_paid': 8, 'payments': [5164, 1104], 'total_interest': 1612}Passed
control 1{'final_payment': 18501, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 18501, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [20833, 20000, 19000, 18501], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
control 2{'final_payment': 2100, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099], 'total_interest': 7480}{'final_payment': 2100, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [2824, 2753, 2099], 'total_interest': 7480}Passed
control 3{'final_payment': 12203, 'months_paid': 6, 'payments': [17255, 12203], 'total_interest': 3478}{'final_payment': 12203, 'months_paid': 6, 'payments': [17255, 12203], 'total_interest': 3478}Passed
control 4{'final_payment': 3334, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [5000, 3333], 'total_interest': 0}{'final_payment': 3334, 'months_paid': 12, 'payments': [5000, 3333], 'total_interest': 0}Passed
control 5{'final_payment': 11778, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [11768], 'total_interest': 32442}{'final_payment': 11778, 'months_paid': 24, 'payments': [11768], 'total_interest': 32442}Passed

SHA-256 / 63290b65df606561e59c0e54391a6ac9323d2081599155f74814be11c08c7760

Verification & scope

A deterministic bounded teaching model with stipulated toy lending rules stated in the contract; money is integer cents and rates are basis points; it makes no claim of conformance to any regulation, servicing standard or product. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:26.283872+00:00.

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