A home equity line of credit (HELOC) can be a valuable tool for homeowners looking to leverage the equity in their homes. Whether you are planning a major renovation, consolidating debt or funding a ...

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

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 Heloc can ...

A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is a financial tool that allows homeowners to leverage the equity in their home.

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

With Americans collectively sitting on record-high $11.6 trillion in tappable home equity as of August 2025, which explains why so many are turning to home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) to access ...

Credit card interest rates hit a record high (and are only slightly lower now). Personal loan rates, meanwhile, were (and ...

A home equity line of credit (HELOC) allows you to access your home equity for various purposes, including credit card debt. Americans have more than $1 trillion in credit card debt, and if you’re in ...

We usually associate house-based lending — mortgages, home equity loans — with a fixed interest rate and stable payments. But home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are different: The interest rates on ...

Our team researched more than two dozen of the country’s most home equity lenders, including large companies like Navy Federal Credit Union, U.S. Bank, TD Bank, Third Federal and Spring EQ. 640 Data ...

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