Katia Iervasi is a lead writer and spokesperson at NerdWallet and a former editor at Finder, specializing in insurance. Her writing and analysis on life, disability and health insurance has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Yahoo, Entrepreneur, Best Company and FT Advisor. She holds a BA in communication from Australia's Griffith University.
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Our list of this year's best home equity loan lenders. These lenders cater to particular types of borrowers, from military members to those with fair credit.
To help students to save, the bank waives the monthly fee on select accounts.
Borrow between $25,000 and $300,000 with this large-scale lender.
Rebuild equity faster and reduce interest by paying down your principal first.
Score an interest rate discount for setting up autopay and being a Preferred Rewards member.
Eligible customers stand to save up to 0.62% on their interest rate.
If you need financing to build or renovate a home, this lender could be a good fit, but its digital tools are lacking.
Enroll to save your spare change without thinking about it, but you could miss out on your credit card's cash back.
Offers a $0 closing home equity home in 48 states, but no HELOCs.
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