Reverse mortgage lines of credit remain underused in retirement planning as advisers cite risk and perception challenges.

A HELOC is a second mortgage that functions as a revolving line of credit. Mortgages are primary loans used to buy or refinance property. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

How Does an Equity Line of Credit Work? An equity line of credit is a type of revolving credit that allows homeowners to borrow against the equity in their home. Homeowners can use this credit to ...

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

A new kind of mortgage can, as if by magic, make a 30-year mortgage disappear in half the time. That's what readers are telling me, just before asking if it is "too good to be true." The new mortgage ...

A simple rule can prevent you from overdoing it with a home equity line of credit. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

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