Home Equity Articles

Why Choose a Home Equity Loan?

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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

Large Banks Recovering, Small Banks Suffer
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Large banks are getting back on their feet - earning profits and getting rid of bad debt.

The FDIC's most recent Quarterly Banking Profile provides an updated snapshot of bank health.  The biggest banks are coming along, while smaller banks are a...

When Rate Chasing Backfires
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Rate chasers move money to whichever bank pays the most.  Those banks tend to be new banks, online banks, or banks looking to add take on deposits.

Do you come out ahead by chasing rates?  If you have a ton of money, it may be worth moving for a ...

Back to School: Co-Signing and Alternatives
30 Aug 2010 at 5:56pm

It's back to school time.  Among other things, that means a barrage of credit card offers for college students.

New rules make it harder for credit card companies to work with college students.  However, one of the ways your child can get a credi...

Living Without a Bank Account
25 Aug 2010 at 9:31am

Plenty of people choose to live without bank accounts.  They earn a living and buy things just like everybody else, but they work with cash.

Sometimes referred to as "unbanked" or "underbanked", these people are often low-income workers.  They ma...

Balance Transfer Offers Return, Cost More
24 Aug 2010 at 9:06am

For a while there, balance transfer offers dried up.

By now, you may be seeing more and more of those familiar 0% promotions.  Banks have renewed efforts to win new customers, but things are a little different this time.  Before jumping on one of...

SmartyPig Review - Virtual Piggy Bank
19 Aug 2010 at 8:06am

Want to set money aside for a goal?  Hate using a credit card for major purchases?  SmartyPig may be what you need.

SmartyPig allows you to lay out your goals and save money online.  Unlike the old piggy banks, you can see how much progress you'v...