Your payments could increase
The interest rate for your specific loan product will help determine how much you need to pay every month. Interest repayments are the minimum amount borrowers are required to pay every month. In order to avoid increased payments, which could make you unable to pay your loan, you need to understand the potential scenarios that could result in an increase and how they may impact your loan. Before getting your loan, you should understand exactly how much you will need to pay. You should also find out about any penalties for early or late repayments, as well as whether your interest rate can be fixed for consistent repayments.
Potential loss of security
A home equity loan is secure, which means that it could cost you the value of your home. You should tread carefully when considering using your home equity loan for debt consolidation purposes, especially when this is for current debt. Avoid paying off unsecured loans such as credit cards and medical loans with this secured loan option. Instead, you should consider a home equity loan to add value to your home, which will boost its appraisal value any your stake in equity. You may be better off taking an unsecured personal loan to consolidate your debt instead of trading the risk of losing your home for debt rearrangement.