Your Home Equity Can Work for You

(Submited by: Martin Lukac )

"Use your home's equity to pay off your debt. It's easy and simple, no closing costs!" Every time I turn on the television, commercials bombard me telling me to take out a home equity line of credit. People are using their dream homes to pay for ... Read article

Home Equity Loan - Is It For You?

(Submited by: Keith Thompson )

A Home equity loan has become an easy way to not only pay off other non-deductible debt, but to come up with large wads of cash for remodeling projects, vacations and more. People have financed college educations with a home equity loan, so your ... Read article

Online Home Equity Loans: A Basic Glossary

(Submited by: John Ross )

Home equity loans can be a great idea for individuals looking to get out of debt or make necessary repairs on their homes. During the process, you will come across a variety of terms and acronyms. We have gathered together some of the basic ... Read article

Home Equity Loans - 5 Useful Application Tips

(Submited by: John Ross )

Obtaining a home equity loan does not have to be a major ordeal. Unlike your first mortgage, you are already in the home, and usually time is not such a major factor. You can close the loan at your own leisure, and take your time researching ... Read article

Home Equity Loan Tax Deductions

(Submited by: Richard Mccaffery )

Interest - is an amount you pay for the use of borrowed money.Several lenders are currenty offering amazing deals for 125% home equity loans. As highly advertized as these loans are they don't highly advertize that the ... Read article

Home Equity Can Create a Never-ending Money Cycle

(Submited by: Mark Barnes )

What could you do with $10,000? Well, you can have it, now in a new home equity loan! Did you know that if you have been in your home for just one full year, you may already have the opportunity to take out huge dollars in equity from your home ... Read article

Home Equity Loan Risks

(Submited by: Steve Austin )

Home equity loans give individuals a tool to extend their existing credit line by securing debt on the equity value of their existing homes. This access to easy and cheap money can lure the borrower into securing a debt for reasons which ... Read article

Home Equity Loans: A Useful Financial Tool

(Submited by: Steve Austin )

The investment need of an individual varies with time. Thus the need to buy a car or invest in a new house, which may have seemed "beyond means" a few years ago, may be a relevant and wise decision today. However, taking a consumer loan at ... Read article

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Latest Home Equity News

Audio: What's a Bank Run?
25 Jul 2008 at 5:21am
IndyMac's quick demise is partly blamed on a bank run that quickly drained assets and destabilized the bank. Customers believed that there was a problem, and they helped make...

Dun and Bradstreet: Credit Reports for Business
23 Jul 2008 at 6:03pm
Good credit is important. Without it, you may have a hard time borrowing, and it may even affect your employment and insurance rates. You're probably already monitoring your...

FDIC Issues Guidelines on Covered Bonds
23 Jul 2008 at 3:53pm
The FDIC has been busy lately. They recently got the spotlight for taking over during the IndyMac Bank failure, and there will probably be a few more to come....

GnuCash: Balance the Books for Free
21 Jul 2008 at 7:13am
GnuCash is a free program that helps you balance your checkbook, track your spending, and even keep books on your business. It's an open source program available on GNU/Linux,...

Understand How Bank Failures Work
16 Jul 2008 at 9:21am
By now you've heard about the recent failure of IndyMac bank. Some saw it coming, and some didn't. Senator Charles Schumer wrote about the bank before customers drained...

Old Fashioned Bank Run Finishes IndyMac
14 Jul 2008 at 6:06pm
IndyMac may have been rotting on the vine, but a bank run brought the bank down for good. Some blame Senator Charles Schumer for causing the panic. On June 26th,...