Which is the better financial move? See this breakdown of the differences, requirements and pros and cons so you can choose.

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HELOCs and home equity loans offer homeowners an affordable way to borrow money now. Here are the rates for each.

Another type of second mortgage, this uses your home equity just like a HELOC. But instead of functioning like a credit card, home equity loans function like fixed-rate mortgages.

Banks are pitching home-equity lines of credit as a cheaper form of borrowing as Federal Reserve rate cuts could lower HELOC rates to the mid-6% range, according to one estimate.