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Jun 28, 2022
How to Leverage Your Home's Equity in a Rising Interest Rate Environment
After a period of near historic low interest rates, it was inevitable that rates would eventually rise. Leveraging your home’s equity is still a valuable resource, and gaining a better understanding of the difference between a home equity loan and a home equity line of credit may help you in deciding which solution is right for you.
Jun 28, 2022
Mar 24, 2016
Should I Pay off My Student Loans Early with a Home Equity Loan?

Generally, the earlier you can pay off your student loans, the better off you'll be. You'll save interest and improve your debt-to-income ratio, a factor lenders consider when deciding whether to offer you credit, and your good payment record will be positively reflected in your credit history and credit score.

Mar 24, 2016
Jul 17, 2013
What You Should Know About Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC)

More and more lenders are offering home equity lines of credit. By using the equity in your home, you may qualify for a sizable amount of credit, available for use when and how you please, at an interest rate that

Jul 17, 2013
Feb 07, 2012
Better Than a Crystal Ball

As you welcome the new year, you’re probably not thinking about the many ways that life could take a turn for the worse. But it could. An illness, a natural disaster, or an unexpected financial setback are only some of

Feb 07, 2012
Jul 06, 2010
Get Back To Reality, Not Reality TV (House Flipping)

Originally published in the Daily Record, June 6, 2010 Hindsight, per usual, is 20 20, but in looking back on the subprime mortgage crisis, and resulting recession, we really should have seen this one coming. Why? Because there is no

Jul 06, 2010
Jan 21, 2010
Time for a Home Equity Loan?

Now that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates significantly, many banks have reduced their prime lending rates. This in turn has reduced rates on some consumer and home equity loans.

Jan 21, 2010
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