home equity loan

noun

: a loan based on the amount of equity a person has in his or her home

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Figure offers a marketplace for home equity loan originators to sell those loans on the blockchain. Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Is a home equity loan a second mortgage? Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025 At the other end of the scale, West Virginia had the lowest home equity loan offers at an average of $64,916, followed by Iowa ($72,817) and Arkansas ($81,645), according to LendingTree's data. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Savings experts weigh in $50,000 HELOC vs. $50,000 home equity loan: Which is cheaper this June? Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for home equity loan

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“Home equity loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20equity%20loan. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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home equity loan

see loan

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