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Home-Equity Loan

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Home-Equity Loan
A consumer loan secured by a second mortgage, allowing home owners to borrow against their equity in the home. The loan is based on the difference between the homeowner's equity and the home's current market value. The mortgage also provides collateral for an asset-backed security issued by the lender and sometimes tax deductible interest payments for the borrower. Also known as "equity loan" or "second mortgage".

Also referred to as a "Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)."

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A home-equity loan is basically a line of credit secured by your home. When the line of credit is drawn down, the financial institution providing it places a second mortgage loan on your home until the loan is paid off, after which the you can use the loan to finance other purchases. However, if the loan is not paid off, your home could be sold to pay off the remaining debt. Interest rates on such loans are usually adjustable rather than fixed and lower than standard second mortgages or credit cards.


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Hugh Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Financial, commented, "We are of course pleased that continued growth in our home-equity loan production, across all geographic regions and all three production channels -- broker, retail and correspondent -- has enabled Delta to complete the Company's largest securitization to date.
Meanwhile, pre-payments on UCFC's home-equity loans continued to remain relatively stable, in contrast to the fluctuating pre-payment rates in the conventional mortgage market.
 
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