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

HELOC rates could fall in 2026 if the Fed rate-cutting trend continues, but there are other possibilities, too.

A home equity loan is also known as a second mortgage. Discover how this consumer loan can allow you to borrow against the ...

Both HELOC and home equity loan rates have declined substantially from their 2024 highs. Rates are being driven primarily by ...

Both can tap your home's equity, but one could cost you a lot more than the other when the new year rolls around.

Home equity rates held steady as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point at its final meeting of 2025. The $30,000 home equity line of credit was unchanged, holding at 7.81% for ...

Caroline Basile is Forbes Advisor’s student loans and mortgages deputy editor. With experience in both the mortgage industry and as a journalist, she was previously an editor with HousingWire, where ...

Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert. A home ...

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 ...

Splitero reports eight myths about home equity that can lead homeowners to make costly financial decisions regarding their ...