Home equity loan costs are dipping. Here's how much a $60,000 loan costs monthly now, post-October Fed rate cut.

One of the more serious downsides of planning to use your home equity to cover medical expenses in retirement is that you may ...

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How does a home equity loan work? First, it’s important to understand that the term home equity loan is simply a catchall for the different ways the equity in your home can be used to access cash. The ...

Average home equity in Oklahoma also more than quadrupled, soaring from $8,766 in 2020 to $46,562 in 2025, a 431% boost. Rounding out the top five were Connecticut (+297%), Kansas (+234%) and Illinois ...

Many homeowners misunderstand how equity works, from what it is to how much they can borrow and what that really means for their finances.

Aging is inevitable. It’s also very expensive. At some point in our lives, seven out of 10 of us will need long-term care. And costs for it are high, rising faster than inflation overall. The annual ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) have lower interest rates than credit cards. That can lead some homeowners to use them to pay down large credit card bills. But this method ...

Need to borrow $75,000? Here's how much a home equity loan of this size will cost after the October Fed rate cut.