Forget dreams of a white picket fence, perfect green grass, and nicely trimmed rose bushes. The “American Dream” of ...

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 ...

With a home equity line of credit (HELOC), you can borrow against the equity in your house to access a revolving line of credit. You can then use the money for ongoing home renovations, college ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

What’s driving home equity rates today? Rates on HELOCs and home equity loans are being driven primarily by two factors: lender competition for new customers and the Federal Reserve’s actions. The Fed ...

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Longbridge and Figure partner to offer senior homeowners fast, flexible online access to a home equity line of credit — tailored specifically to meet the needs of borrowers 62 and older. “Too many ...

American homeowners had, on average, a record $313,000 in home equity at the start of 2025, according to Intercontinental Exchange. A home equity loan allows you to borrow against your home's value to ...

Aven, a fintech startup known for its home-equity-backed credit cards, has raised $110 million in Series E financing at a $2.2 billion post-money valuation. The San Francisco-based company is one of a ...

Tomorrow I head from Boise to Jackson for the Mississippi Mortgage Banker’s Fall Conference. Certainly a topic in my email in-box and at events is how Freddie and Fannie’s market share is ebbing, and ...

What’s old is new again? In Vermont, one man is refurbishing payphones for people to use for free. Very cool. Debt isn’t old or new, but how we treat it is. On today's episode of Advisory Angle at 2PM ...