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

If you're planning to borrow from your home's equity, it's important to know what could be coming for rates soon.

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 ...

Recent Fed rate cuts have made home equity loans less expensive. Here's how much a $70,000 loan costs monthly now.

Gain the flexibility to use your home’s equity for your financial goals Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side.

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 ...

Becoming a homeowner is a major milestone, and the benefits don’t end when you cross the threshold. Under the right circumstances, you can use your home as a tool to reach other financial goals. In ...

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