SoFi reports that home equity loans include fixed-rate loans, HELOCs, and cash-out refinancing, with options varying based on ...

If you’ve built up a big ownership stake, like many Americans have, it can certainly be tempting. According to Bankrate’s ...

Aly J. Yale is a contributing writer for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, covering various personal finance topics, including investing, homebuying, loans and more. High interest rates ...

Yes, they do — and they’re the same sort of expenses. However, while some estimates peg the average home equity loan closing costs comparable to primary mortgages — a range of 2–5 percent of the total ...

U.S. homeowners are sitting on a record $34.5 trillion in home equity, and more are tapping that mountain of accessible assets. Home equity available to homeowners has risen by $600 million since the ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) have lower interest rates than credit cards. That can lead some homeowners to use them to pay down large credit card bills. But this method ...

Cash is getting cheap for homeowners tapping equity. Home equity loan and line of credit rates typically rise and fall with Federal Reserve moves. And the Fed has cut rates aggressively this year to ...