You can use home equity to pay off high-interest debt or improve your home, but it’s important to understand the risks.

Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Valerie Morris is a staff deputy personal finance editor at Buy Side and personal finance expert. A Heloc can help you access ...

A HELOC could be the cost-effective solution to your high-rate credit card debt now. Here's why it could work.

How does a home equity loan work? First, it's important to understand that the term home equity loan is simply a catchall for the different ways the equity in your home can be used to access cash. The ...

Reina Marszalek is a staff senior personal finance editor at Buy Side from WSJ. Staff Deputy Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side from WSJ Valerie Morris is a staff deputy personal finance editor at Buy ...