Article: Texas Homeowners Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of Home Equity Lines of Credit; Survey Shows Texans Using Home Equity Lines of Credit as Strategic Finance Tool; Still Many Need More Information About Home Finance Options.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- September 13 marks one year since Texas voters passed Proposition 16, offering Lone Star state homeowners another option for access to and management of their finances through a home equity line of credit. To celebrate this important anniversary, Wells Fargo commissioned a survey of Texans on their knowledge and use of available home equity options.

The result of the survey, which included Texas homeowners with home equity line of credit accounts, showed that most respondents are using their home equity lines of credit to make home improvements (35 percent) or to consolidate bills (22 percent). When asked why they chose a ...

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