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      <title>Paying down $29K HELOC balance due in 3 years</title>
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      <title>Pay down HELOC with balance transfer offer?</title>
      <description>While an offer sounds tempting, transferring your home loan to a credit card may be risky.</description>
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      <title>Reverse mortgage versus HELOC for extra cash?</title>
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