Article: Home Equity Loans 101
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Home Equity Loans 101
A secured home loan differs from an unsecured loan in that
the secured loan borrows against one's home as collateral,
thereby reducing the risk to the lender.
As such, secured home loans often offer better interest
rates than unsecured loans, but offer higher risk to the
borrower, as defaulting on these loans can have greater
consequences, such as fines, or even possible repossession
of the home originally put up as the secured collateral
(subject to the amount of the loan, of course).
As the interest rates for secured home loans are usually
significantly lower than unsecured loans, more of the
monthly payment goes towards paying off the capital, rather
than paying the accrued interest.
The monthly payments are ofte...
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