Key takeawaysA home equity loan is usually a fixed-rate lump sum based on the value available in your home. Home equity lines ...

Certain HELOC fees can quietly raise the cost of borrowing. Here are the big ones you should keep an eye out for.

Rates on both home equity products are comparable now, but that doesn't mean repayments will be identical for long.

We cut through the myths and misconceptions surrounding home equity, explaining what homeowners often get wrong, and why.

Take credit cards, for example. Those short-term borrowing products currently have rates averaging over 21%. Personal loan ...

Splash Financial is a lender marketplace offering HELOCs with credit lines as high as $500,000. However, for a credit line of ...

Banks are pitching home-equity lines of credit as a cheaper form of borrowing as Federal Reserve rate cuts could lower HELOC rates to the mid-6% range, according to one estimate.

An uneventful week for home equity rates. The average rate on a $30,000 home equity line of credit (HELOC) was unchanged at 8 ...

Home equity loan interest is deductible up to those same amounts, but only if you use the money to "buy, build, or substantially improve your home," as the Internal Revenue Service puts it.

A Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) is your all-in-one solution for managing both planned and unforeseen expenses. Whether ...

Today we hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve. We can expect no change to overnight fed funds. As pointed yesterday by Dr. Paul ...

Home equity sounds like a pretty straightforward concept: it’s the portion of your home you truly own, free and clear of debt ...