Home Equity Articles

Why Choose a Home Equity Loan?

(Submited by: John Mussi )

There are many reasons for choosing a home equity loan. A home equity loan allows homeowners to obtain a loan in addition to their original loan using the equity in their home. Home equity loans are generally a second mortgage, and are used for ... Read article

Home Equity Loan and Home Equity Loans

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Home equity loans have become one of the most sought after ways to lower debt payments through consolidation, to find the cash for remodeling, or purchasing a vehicle at a low interest rate. Applying for a home equity loan is like other loan ... Read article

Guide to Home Equity Loans

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Here is a useful guide to home equity loans. A home equity loan is quite simply a loan against your house. Another term for a home equity loan is a mortgage or second mortgage. Home equity loans are also known as equity release schemes.You ... Read article

Open the Cash Vault Inside Your Home

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Believe it or not, many people do not understand equity and the power it provides.In its purest form, equity is money. With regard to real estate (specifically, your house or other investment property), equity is measured in terms of the ... Read article

Do You REALLY Need a Home Equity Loan?

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Your equity is the amount your home is worth, on the market, minus the amount you owe to your mortgage broker. For example, if your property is worth $200,000 and the balance you owe your mortgage broker is $100,000, then your home equity - the ... Read article

What is a Home Equity Loan?

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A home equity loan is a loan that is guaranteed by your home. Are you in urgent need for cash and want to get the same without selling off your home or property? Getting a home equity loan is a good way to do so.Equity on your home is ... Read article

Home Equity Loans Online

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If you are in the market for a home equity loan, consider an online lender. Home equity loans online are fast and easy. You could be approved in just minutes when you apply online for a home equity loan. The online lending industry is highly ... Read article

What You Should Know About Home Equity Loans

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A home equity loan is essentially a type of second mortgage. You'll be borrowing money against the value of your home. This carries risk, but can be worth it in the end if you know what you're doing.The most common type of home equity ... Read article

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Latest Home Equity News

Overdrafts: Soon You'll Have to Choose
10 Mar 2010 at 9:59am

Bank of America made a splash yesterday announcing the end of overdraft charges on debit card transactions.

Later this year, your card will be declined if you don't have enough money.  Many have wondered why credit card companies have no trouble ...

Mortgage Help Staggers Along
9 Mar 2010 at 8:17pm

Lawmakers continue to develop mortgage help programs, but they haven't found the magic bullet yet.

Borrowers complain that they can't find information, the application process is a mess, and they rarely get any help.

The newest program involves pa...

Switch Banks for Better Savings Rates?
5 Mar 2010 at 8:26am

Savings account interest rates are painfully low.

When you're earning almost nothing, it can be tempting to switch banks for a slightly higher return.  However, will you really come out ahead?

Consumerism Commentary highlights some of the key is...

Be a Contributing Writer at About.com
3 Mar 2010 at 12:17pm

About.com is looking for freelance writers!

The About.com Contributing Writers program was created to help us cover topics that may not be broad enough for a full GuideSite. Contributing Writers work alongside our Guides, covering specific subtop...

Bulldozed Foreclosure and Business Debts
2 Mar 2010 at 9:00am

A few weeks ago Terry Hoskins bulldozed his home as the bank was foreclosing on the property.

However, his story is not one of a borrower duped into too much house with a subprime loan.  His home was pledged as collateral for business loans.

Acc...

Don't Want to Pay? Beware the Tax Levy
26 Feb 2010 at 10:09am

You may wonder what happens if you decide not to do your taxes this year.

You'd skip the headaches of filing and the expense of tax payments, but you might run into trouble. When you owe money, the IRS has a variety of ways to get it. What happ...