This tax season, one of housing’s biggest breaks looks more lopsided than ever—and the second-home piece is drawing new ...

Did you know your home can serve as collateral for multiple loans at once? If you take out a loan that’s secured by your home when you already have a primary mortgage, your new loan is called a second ...

You can refinance a second mortgage on its own fairly easily. Refinancing first and second mortgages together requires you to meet certain requirements but it is possible. Refinancing your primary ...

A closed-end second mortgage is a type of home loan that allows homeowners to borrow against their home's equity while keeping their primary mortgage unchanged. This type of loan provides a lump-sum ...

Self-employed and interested in tapping into your home's equity with a second mortgage? A bank statement loan can help you bypass traditional tax return requirements, which can muddle the reality of ...

GSE fee hike raised borrowing costs by $1,867 annually and cut high-LTV second home loans by 23%, with little gain for first-time buyers, CFPB study finds Policies put in place to spur lending for ...

A HELOC is a second mortgage that functions as a revolving line of credit. Mortgages are primary loans used to buy or refinance property. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

This week, Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1103 into law. Now known as Act 16 of 2025, the law amends the Mortgage Licensing Act (MLA) to clarify that discount points may be collected on first ...