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Home Equity Loans

Are you considering consolidating your debts into "one easy monthly payment?" Are advertisements for "fast closings" and "low payments" starting to sound attractive? Maybe you want to update the kitchen or bathroom... and those television ads for a home equity loan are starting to look pretty good.

Home equity loans are popular because they allow you to tap into the equity in your home to pay for improvements, education, a car or a vacation—it’s up to you. And the best thing is, the interest is tax deductible.

If you're like most homeowners, your house is the most important and valuable thing you own. The money you've put into your home can enable you to borrow money with a home equity loan. Your home secures the loan—unfortunately, you can lose your home if you are unable to make the loan payments.

You may consider a home equity loan to make improvements or home repairs, or you may be forced to borrow money for repairs because of a disaster such as an earthquake, fire or flood.

Home equity loans allow a homeowner to borrow money by pledging the house as collateral. Borrowers who want to borrow a relatively large amount of money or who don’t have good credit often find the home equity loan to be attractive.

Lenders may be more liberal because they view home equity loans as relatively safe. You can’t disappear with your house or hide it if you default on your loan, so the lender has a good chance of collecting the collateral. Also, you are likely to make your payments a priority if your home is on the line.