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

John Reynolds, consumer and small business lending manager for Traditional Bank, said the bank has seen a whopping 138% ...

Yes, they do — and they’re the same sort of expenses. However, while some estimates peg the average home equity loan closing costs comparable to primary mortgages — a range of 2–5 percent of the total ...

Achieve reports that while a home appraisal is usually required for a HELOC, some lenders may use a digital appraisal to ...

Better reported $80 million in monthly HELOC and home equity loan originations as of the second quarter of 2025.

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 ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

Our team researched more than two dozen of the country’s most home equity lenders, including large companies like Navy Federal Credit Union, U.S. Bank, TD Bank, Third Federal and Spring EQ. 640 Data ...

“Equity rich” is an industry term used by real estate analysts and mortgage professionals. To consider yourself equity rich, ...