Does a HELOC or a home equity loan make more sense right now?
Depending on your needs, one might be a better choice than the other right now. Here's what you should know.
Aly J. Yale is a contributing writer for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, covering various personal finance topics, including investing, homebuying, loans and more. In addition to CBS, Aly's work has been published in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo Finance, and Fortune, among others. She has a bachelor's degree from the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at TCU.
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