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

Fortunately, interest rates on HELOCs have been on a steady decline for much of the last year. After falling for most of 2024 ...

Both HELOCs and home equity loans have unique risks (and safety features) that borrowers should be aware of for 2025.

For homeowners looking to tap record amounts of home equity, the good news could well be ongoing. Bankrate Chief Financial ...

Experts recommend keeping HELOC borrowing small and short-term to avoid higher payments from rising rates. Consider ...

If the Fed indicates additional rate cuts to come in the winter or spring, HELOC rates may fall in anticipation of that action. But if it looks like rates will remain paused, HELOC rates may stay ...

With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an ...

The average rate on a $30,000 home equity line of credit (HELOC) steadied at 8.28 percent this week — close to its lowest level in a year and a half, according to Bankrate’s national survey of ...

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 ...

Credit card issuers can lose customers to home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), which allow homeowners to borrow money ...

kate_sept2004 / Getty Images A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is a line of credit that uses the equity you have in your home as collateral. The amount of credit available to you depends on the ...