Discover the key differences between home equity loans and mortgages, including their purposes, stages of use, tax implications, and impact on your home equity.

Discover the benefits and risks of using a home equity loan to pay off your mortgage. Explore strategies to lower payments and manage potential pitfalls.

Find out how affordable your home equity borrowing options are now.

A home equity line of credit, or HELOC, is a second mortgage that allows homeowners to borrow against the value of their homes. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

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

Deephaven Mortgage has launched the Equity Advantage HELOC, offering flexible qualification options for self-employed borrowers. This product caters to a growing second-lien market, allowing borrowers ...

Key Takeaways Technically, you can use home equity financing to pay off a home loan, but that's often counterproductive.The only ways to access home equity are to sell your home or take out new ...

Did you know your home can serve as collateral for multiple loans at once? If you take out a loan that’s secured by your home when you already have a primary mortgage, your new loan is called a second ...

Many senior citizens are house-rich but cash-poor, possessing significant home equity but not enough liquid assets or income to qualify for a traditional loan. Reverse mortgage giant Longbridge ...

The second-lien market is entering a new growth cycle, and Deephaven is helping lead the conversation. With projections exceeding $60 billion in originations for 2025, second liens have moved from a ...

The last time I was in Florida I saw a bumper sticker that said, “I thought growing old would take longer.” This weekend I return to the Sunshine State (the MBAF’s Eastern Secondary is coming up), and ...