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2. Should you use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage? - AOL

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   Using a HELOC to pay off your mortgage can be a strategic move, especially if you have a lot of equity in your home and a small outstanding balance. Opening a HELOC to pay off your home loan will ...

3. Home equity loan or HELOC vs. cash-out mortgage refinance - AOL

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   A cash-out refinance replaces your existing mortgage while home equity loans and HELOCs involve taking on an additional debt. With all three, the amount you can borrow will depend on the amount of ...

4. How to build equity in your home (and why you should) - AOL

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   Otherwise, your home equity is calculated by subtracting your mortgage balance from the home’s current market value. Say your home is worth $350,000 and you owe $150,000 on your mortgage. To ...

5. Home equity line of credit - Wikipedia

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   A home equity line of credit, or HELOC ( /ˈhiːˌlɒk/ HEE-lok ), is a revolving type of secured loan in which the lender agrees to lend a maximum amount within an agreed period (called a term ), where the collateral is the borrower's property (akin to a second mortgage ). Because a home often is a consumer's most valuable asset, many ...

6. Home equity loan - Wikipedia

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   A home equity loan is a type of loan in which the borrowers use the equity of their home as collateral. The loan amount is determined by the value of the property, and the value of the property is determined by an appraiser from the lending institution. [citation needed] Home equity loans are often used to finance major expenses such as home ...

7. How to calculate your home equity — and how much of it you ...

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   Step 4: Calculate how much you can borrow. You can’t borrow the full amount of your home equity. Many lenders allow you to borrow only up to 80 percent. Using our example above, that’s 0.8 x ...

8. Mortgage - Wikipedia

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   Finance. A mortgage loan or simply mortgage ( / ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ / ), in civil law jurisdictions known also as a hypothec loan, is a loan used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.

9. What happens to HELOCs if home values fall? - AOL

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   Say your house’s value is $400,000 and your bank allows you to tap 90 percent of your equity. That means you could run your total debt on the property up to $360,000. If you owe $200,000 on your ...