With the Fed keeping rates paused, here's how to determine if a HELOC or home equity loan is better for homeowners.

The rates on home equity lines of credit and loans didn’t move much this week, with the average rate on a $30,000 home equity ...

While interest rates remain elevated on a variety of borrowing products, they've been in a steady decline on home equity ...

If you have a HELOC or plan to take one out soon, here's what could happen with HELOC rates in today's landscape.

"A HELOC may be easier to qualify for than a home equity loan due to the interest rates," says Jeremy Schachter, branch ...

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...

Lenders view a first-lien HELOC as less risky because it serves as the main loan on your home. If you can't repay and your ...

If you’re a retired homeowner, there’s a good chance that your property is worth far more than you paid for it — and that ...

One major benefit of a HELOC is the flexibility it offers. For example, if you take out a $300,000 HELOC but only use ...

While your home equity shouldn’t be the first place you go to cover a cash shortfall, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) ...

There's no investment quite like a home. For many, it's an asset that can bolster wealth, expand opportunities and become a ...

A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is one way to take some of that value and turn it into cash. But is a HELOC the right solution during retirement? Let’s look at a few scenarios. Scenario 1 ...