Bankrate home equity lender reviews

Choosing a home equity lender that’s right for your individual needs can be difficult in a market with so many options. Bankrate regularly conducts objective lender reviews to help you make an informed decision. Whether you need a loan to remodel your home, consolidate debt or make a major purchase, here you’ll find ratings, full reviews and a description of each lender’s distinctive qualities to help guide your decision.

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 Founded in 2018, Figure is a new lender that provides home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) in 41 states and the District of Columbia.
Overall Rating 4.7/5
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 Police and Fire Federal Credit Union offers home equity loans and HELOCs to its members in and around Philadelphia.
Overall Rating 4.6/5
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 Alliant has a 15-year HELOC and a 30-year HELOC that’s interest-only for 10 years.
Overall Rating 4.5/5
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 Third Federal Savings and Loan offers home equity loans in eight states and home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs, in 25 states and Washington, D.C.
Overall Rating 4.4/5
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 Frost Bank’s home equity loans and HELOCs — available only in Texas — come with competitive rates and no application fees or prepayment penalties.
Overall Rating 4.4/5
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 Amerant's HELOCs may be a good option for borrowers in Texas and Florida.
Overall Rating 4.3/5
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 Citi is one of the world's largest financial institutions and offers a number of consumer-facing products, including home equity loans and HELOCs.
Overall Rating 4.3/5
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 A Bethpage Federal Credit Union HELOC may be a good option if you live in a state where the lender offers the product and its features fit your needs.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 Discover prides itself on providing low-cost home equity loans.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 Citizens Bank provides home equity loans and HELOCs in addition to consumer banking, mortgages, student loans and more.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 If you live in the Northeast, you may qualify for a home equity loan or HELOC from People's United Bank.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 SunTrust offers a variety of products for personal and business banking and a home equity line of credit (HELOC).
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 Fifth Third Bank is a full-service bank that provides home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and home equity loans in 11 states.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the world, currently serving over 66 million customers and small-business clients.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 Prosper was the first peer-to-peer lender in the United States. Over the years, it has helped over 1 million customers borrow over $18 billion.
Overall Rating 4.2/5
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 Founded in December 2018 and headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, Lower offers mortgages, refinance loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Credit Union of Texas serves members in all 50 states but offers home equity loans and lines of credit (HELOCs) only in the Lone Star State.
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Chase is a national bank that offers an array of financial services, including home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs.
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Amplify Credit Union offers both home equity loans and home equity lines of credit starting at $50,000 to its members with properties in Texas.
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Quorum Federal Credit Union was founded in 1934 as the credit union for employees of Kraft Foods (and its name only changed from Kraft Foods Federal Credit Union in 2005). Based in Purchase, New York, it is now the credit union to over 50 large companies, including Kraft Heinz, Avon, Mastercard, Mondelēz International and Ogilvy, with over 70,000 members living in all 50 states.
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Rockland Trust Bank provides home equity loans and HELOCs in addition to consumer banking, mortgages, investment products and more.
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Borrowers will need good credit to qualify for a BMO Harris Bank home equity loan or a HELOC with variable- and fixed-rate options.
Overall Rating 4.1/5
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 Flagstar Bank, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offers home equity loans and HELOCs with branches in five states.
Overall Rating 4/5
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 HSBC’s HELOC comes with competitive interest rates and low costs, especially if you have an established relationship with the bank.
Overall Rating 4/5
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 Republic Bank offers various financial products and services, including home equity loans and home equity lines of credit, or HELOCs.
Overall Rating 4/5
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 Connexus Credit Union provides home equity loans and HELOCs in addition to auto loans, personal loans, student loans, credit cards and more.
Overall Rating 4/5
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 U.S. Bank is the fifth-largest bank in the country, with nearly 3,000 branch locations and 4,700 ATMs.
Overall Rating 4/5
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 PNC offers a HELOC, but its website is scarce on details.
Overall Rating 4/5
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 Those who seek a mix of an online experience and a dedicated loan officer might appreciate Spring EQ's approach to lending.
Overall Rating 3.9/5
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 PenFed operates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and primarily serves members of the military community and government employees.
Overall Rating 3.9/5
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 TD Bank's limited reach means that it's not the right choice for everyone, but eligible borrowers can expect good service and low rates.
Overall Rating 3.9/5
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 BB&T offers home equity loans and variable-rate HELOCs, along with fixed-rate/fixed term HELOCs.
Overall Rating 3.6/5
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 Homeside Financial is a national mortgage lender offering home mortgages and home equity lines of credit, also called HELOCs.
Overall Rating 3.5/5
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 Northpointe Bank discloses little about its home equity loans and HELOCs online.
Overall Rating 3.1/5
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