How to Use home equity line of credit in a Sentence

home equity line of credit

noun
  • At the same time, mortgage debt, auto loans and home equity lines of credit were all higher, the New York Fed found.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • Large home projects and renovations are tied to home equity line of credit (HELOC) rates.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Achieve, an affiliate of Freedom Debt Relief, offers debt consolidation loans and home equity lines of credit to help pay down debt.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Just weeks ago, investors expected borrowing costs on products such as credit cards, auto loans and home equity lines of credit — all tied to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark short-term interest rate — to move lower.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • That has left the average homeowner with plenty of equity to pay off their high-rate revolving debt via a lower-cost home equity loan or home equity line of credit (HELOC).
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • Outstanding home equity lines of credit or HELOCs have a total outstanding balance of $446 billion.
    Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • Evaluating strategic options to deploy these funds could include funding their children’s down payment, but rather than liquidating investments and thus triggering capital gains, utilizing a home equity line of credit and maintaining portfolio liquidity.
    Leo Anzoleaga, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Even as interest rates on other borrowing products stagnated or, in the case of mortgages, ticked up, rates on home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) have remained affordable and even declined in many weeks.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Tap a home equity product Homeowners with sufficient equity may also want to consider using a home equity loan or home equity line of credit (HELOC) to pay off credit card debt.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Not only are home equity levels particularly robust right now, but interest rates on home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are some of the lowest available in the borrowing space currently.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

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