When using home equity to pay off cards makes sense — and when it's a trap.

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Debt Consolidation via Home Equity Booklet

Free educational PDF · plain-English, no sales pitch.

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What's inside

  • The math: when consolidation actually saves money
  • The behavioral risk: why 40-50% of consolidators re-accumulate debt
  • HELOC vs. HELOAN vs. cash-out refi vs. balance-transfer card
  • Why this interest is NOT tax-deductible (and what is)
  • Non-profit credit counseling: a no-loan alternative to consider first

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