What is a Home Equity Loan?
A home equity loan is a loan where a person’s home is used as collateral for the loan. Since a person’s home is very important to them, people generally only use their homes as collateral for large purchases such as medical bills, college tuition and major home improvements.
Banks will set your credit limit by taking a certain percentage such as 70% of the home’s estimated value and subtracting the amount that the person still owes on the home. The result is the credit limit that the bank or lending institution will offer.
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