Home Equity Loan Blog

Prime rate pulls rug from under home-equity loan
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - May 29, 2006... Here's a basic rule of thumb: When the HELOC rate gets to 7 percent or more, pay off the line. ... (Do note that paying off your HELOC debt doesn't close the line. ...

Renters less confident than owners in managing credit
Inman.com (subscription), CA - Jun 5, 2006... Seventy-one percent believe that this action helped improve their overall financial situation. Fifty percent of respondents who have a HELOC feel the same way. ...

pricelinemortgage Deploys Real-Time Scoring and Presentment from ...
TMCnet - May 23, 2006... scoring. The XSell platform pre-qualifies and creates offers for as many as five unique Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) programs. ...

Fitch Upgrades Select Portfolio Servicing's Resi Servicer Ratings ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - May 31, 2006... May 31, 2006--Fitch Ratings upgrades Select Portfolio Servicing Inc.'s (SPS) residential primary servicer ratings for subprime, Alt-A and HE/HELOC products to ...

When to consider repaying a loan early
Biloxi Sun Herald - When you have the ability to repay a loan sooner than it's due, should you? And can you, without penalty? The answer varies according to the loan type and your circumstances. Here's some insight from Greg McBride, senior financial analyst at Bankrate

Use Your Home Equity Wisely
KVBC - Get quotes from multiple companies and select the policy that's right for you. (ARA) - For most Americans, their home is their biggest investment and their most valuable asset. Home equity, or the value of your home after all loans have been paid off