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Banks are preparing for more loans to go bad as interest rates rise

by Justin Ho
Aug 8, 2022
They're setting aside more cash to cover delinquencies and taking closer looks at prospective borrowers.
Consumers are saving less and using credit cards more as prices and interest rates rise. Above, a person on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange watches TV screens on July 27, after the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point.
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Home equity loans are back, but not at the levels seen before the financial crisis

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 11, 2018
Home equity loans have become harder to obtain since the financial crisis.
A for sale sign is seen on a single family home January 30, 2008 in Vallejo, California.
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Tax Bill 2017

The home equity loan deduction gets a second life

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 19, 2018
But only for home improvements.
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Tax Bill 2017

The home equity loan interest deduction is dead. What does it mean for homeowners?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 22, 2017
Fewer people might take out home equity loans as a result.
A worker saws wood at Canal Crossing, a new luxury apartment community consisting of 393 rental units near the university city of New Haven on August 2, 2017 in Hamden, Connecticut.
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Home equity lines of credit on the rise

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 1, 2016
Some worry as a form of loan popular before the financial crash becomes popular again.
Home equity lines of credit are making a steady comeback, according to some experts.
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