After years of building equity in your home, you might find yourself needing access to funds. Indeed, the average U.S. homeowner now has about $207,000 in "tappable" equity – that is, funds they could ...

Mortgage refinancing lets you change the terms of your home loan. The most common type, rate-and-term refinancing, enables you to get a new interest rate or payment schedule, which can save you ...

Having worked in car sales for a few years, I have been fortunate enough to dabble in all things car finance — from setting up new purchase and lease deals, through to repackaging old deals into new ...

Christy Bieber has been a personal finance and legal writer since 2008. She has been published by WSJ Buy Side, Forbes Advisor, Miami Herald, CNN Underscored, Insurify, Credit Karma, USA Today, MSN ...

Home equity is at historic highs. If you've faithfully paid your mortgage over the years, you've likely built up quite a bit of it yourself. According to the Federal Reserve, American homeowners are ...

Joshua Rodriguez is a writer with a passion for helping people understand the impact of their financial decisions (good or bad). His articles on mortgages, home equity loans, credit cards, budgeting, ...

If you're looking for a smart homeowner decision that could dramatically accelerate paying off your mortgage, you may want to consider options most people ignore. One of the strongest moves is ...