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Home Equity Loan Calculator

See how much equity you can borrow and what it costs monthly.

Your home & mortgage
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Borrowable equity (80% LTV)

$100,000

Total equity

$190,000

Payment if fully drawn

$984.74

Current LTV

57.8%

The 80% ceiling

Lenders typically cap combined borrowing at 80% of home value, so borrowable equity is 0.8 × value minus the existing mortgage. Home-equity loans deliver a lump sum at a fixed rate; HELOCs are variable-rate credit lines with interest-only draw periods.

Cheap money, real stakes

Rates beat credit cards because the house is collateral — which is exactly the risk. Best uses improve the asset or retire costlier debt; worst uses convert unsecured spending into a lien on your home. Interest is tax-deductible only when funds improve the property.

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