Article: Home equity loan volume drops in spite of attractive interest rates. (Special Report: Banks and Finance)

Article: Higher interest rates affect equity ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  January 1, 2005 ;     292 words ... ... Illinois Chapter of the Financial Planning Association. Rising interest rates could make borrowing against the equity of your home a bit riskier. Should rates rise significantly, those who have home equity loans or refinanced their home could face two potential problems ...

Article: LOWER INTEREST RATES MAKE HOME EQUITY ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  March 20, 2001 ;     622 words ... ... With the scary turmoil in the stock market, odds are that the Federal Reserve will be reducing interest rates again. That would make home equity loans especially attractive if you're in need of a little cash about now. Most home equity lines ...

Article: N.C. bill to ease fee, rate caps suspended in lawmaker limbo. ...
American Banker;  July 7, 1995 ;     700+ words ...North Carolina legislators seem likely to reject a bill that would remove or reduce limits on interest rates and fees for home equity loans and credit cards. The measure is one in a growing string of legislative moves by states to loosen ...

Article: Home Equity Loans Can Take the Bite Out of ...
Armed Forces Comptroller;  September 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... But beware of penalty fees and teaser interest rates. If you are late with a payment ... loan, the interest you pay on home equity loans is tax deductible. (However, you ... A word of caution, however: Home equity loans and lines of credit put your home on ...

Article: Dual Interest Rates Allow Penalties For Prepayment ...
The Washington Post;  December 14, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... limit of your loan. The second reason for favoring home equity loans is that the interest paid on the loan is usually tax deductible ... These lenders are now offering two plans: one at regular interest rates, with no prepayment penalties, and one at a lower interest ...

Article: CONSUMER CREDIT SHIFTING TO HOME EQUITY LOANS
The Journal Record;  August 28, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... Second, home equity loans aren't cheap ... Third, most home equity loans carry variable interest rates that will fluctuate ... upper limits, on interest rates, you could be ... are using home equity loans responsibly. The ...

Article: Home Equity Loans Cutting Installment Debt, Data ...
The Washington Post;  March 11, 1987 ;     680 words ... ... debts at lower interest rates and finance purchases ... substitution of home equity loans for more traditional ... percent. Most home equity loans carry variable interest rates that are one or ... interest on home equity loans remains deductible ...