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Home equity is one of the biggest sources of wealth for American homeowners. Without the right context, decisions about home equity can get expensive, whether you’re considering borrowing against your ...

With home prices climbing steadily over the last few years, today's homeowners are sitting on record-high levels of tappable ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up ...

Aven and Figure are two fintech lenders changing how people tap into their home equity, each with a distinct product. Both ...

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

Rocket Mortgage (formerly Quicken Loans) is the largest home lender in America, both in terms of dollars lent and number of mortgage originations. It offers cash-out refinancing and traditional home ...

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 ...