HELOCs are a powerful borrowing tool, especially right now, when interest rates on other types of loans are so much higher.

As HELOC interest rates fall, borrowers should familiarize themselves with the driving factors behind the decline.

HELOC rates have been on a steady downward slide since the start of 2025 — so if you're thinking about tapping into your home ...

Lenders view a first-lien HELOC as less risky because it serves as the main loan on your home. If you can't repay and your ...

The Commerce Department’s latest reading on gross domestic product showed the U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter ...

Interest rates on both home equity products continued their downward trend this week. But which is smarter for you?

Ashley is a lead editor of mortgages and loans at Forbes Advisor. She graduated from Utah Tech University with a bachelor’s in English with an emphasis in creative writing. She began her career ...

While your home equity shouldn’t be the first place you go to cover a cash shortfall, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) ...

One major benefit of a HELOC is the flexibility it offers. For example, if you take out a $300,000 HELOC but only use ...

With a home equity line of credit (or HELOC), you can borrow against the equity you have in your house to access a revolving line of credit that can be used for ongoing home renovations ...

There's no investment quite like a home. For many, it's an asset that can bolster wealth, expand opportunities and become a ...

The traditional home equity line of credit, or HELOC, is a line of credit tied to your home, and most people with HELOCs also have a primary mortgage. But there’s another type of HELOC — the ...