Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home ...

You can use home equity to pay off high-interest debt or improve your home, but it’s important to understand the risks.

With home equity levels high and HELOC rates low, a $15,000 HELOC can be worth opening now. Here's what it costs.

There are several ways homeowners can secure low home equity borrowing rates, especially now that rates are being cut.

Current financial uncertainty is keeping many potential home sellers on the sidelines, as interest-rate unpredictability ...

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 increasing number ...

How does a home equity loan work? First, it’s important to understand that the term home equity loan is simply a catchall for the different ways the equity in your home can be used to access cash. The ...

Third Federal promises to beat a competitor's offered rate on a purchase mortgage or home equity line of credit or it will pay you $1,000. You must provide documentation of the lower rate; however, a ...

Reina Marszalek is a staff senior personal finance editor at Buy Side from WSJ. Staff Deputy Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side from WSJ Valerie Morris is a staff deputy personal finance editor at Buy ...