Like a first mortgage, qualifying for a home-equity loan requires a considerable amount of paperwork and closing on an equity loan can take several weeks.

Household debt in the U.S. rose once again in the second quarter, but the ratio of the debt payments relative to disposable ...

Current mortgage rates are up, but lower than they were seven days ago. Rates are lower than they were in early 2025, when the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached above 7%. But rates are still ...

As of 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new changes as to how the UK mortgage market is monitored.

Homeowners are actively drawing on record equity with cash-out refinance loans, signaling increased demand despite elevated rates,” said Andy Walden, Head of Mortgage and Housing Market Research at ...

ANZ has shaken up the winter home loan market with new lower fixed rates. But these cuts are being 'paid for' by matching or larger cuts in term deposit rates ...

The country's biggest bank said it would cut its one-year fixed rate special by 16 basis points to 4.79 percent.

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 7, down from 6.72% last week.