The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a point Wednesday, its first cut in nine months.

Working past 65 means deciding whether to enroll in Medicare Part B right away. If your employer has 20 or more workers and offers health insurance, that plan pays first. In this case, you can safely ...

Fed rate cuts may be reshaping borrowing costs, but reverse mortgages follow different rules than other loans.

As home equity reaches record highs in the U.S., has begun accepting applications for new HELOCs) after pausing the product in 2020. Many lenders stopped offering home equity products during the ...

The digital lender reportedly upped the volume of its home equity products to $80 million per month as of Q2 2025 AI Summary As the home equity market continues to heat up, Better Home & Finance ...

Longbridge Financial has officially launched a home equity line of credit (HELOC) program that’s designed for homeowners ages 62 and older, offering approval and funding in as little as five business ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

What’s driving home equity rates today? Rates on HELOCs and home equity loans are being driven primarily by two factors: lender competition for new customers and the Federal Reserve’s actions. The Fed ...

What’s driving home equity rates today? Rates on HELOCs and home equity loans are being driven primarily by two factors: lender competition for new customers and the Federal Reserve’s actions. The Fed ...

Tim Maxwell is a freelance writer who covers investing, real estate, banking, credit education and other personal finance topics. Of course, there's a benefit-risk ratio to consider with any loan ...

Unlike many of the recent market launches focused on cryptocurrency treasury assets, Figure aims to utilize blockchain to ...

Longbridge and Figure partner to offer senior homeowners fast, flexible online access to a home equity line of credit — tailored specifically to meet the needs of borrowers 62 and older. “Too many ...