The tax requirements will vary on your home equity
loan or line of credit depending on your lender and other factors, such as the interest rate and the prime level.
Not exact matches
So if you're currently owed # 10,000 in outstanding invoices you could access up to # 9,000
of that instantly in the form
of a
loan or line of credit,
depending on the terms
of the agreement.
Depending on whether you're looking at a
line of credit from a traditional bank
or an alternative lender, you might be dealing with two pretty distinct
loans.
It
depends on whether you want a revolving
line of credit or a one time installment
loan.
The size
of a home equity
loan or line of credit will also
depend on the
loan - to - value requirements
of the lender.
If you have any second mortgages, home equity
loans or lines of credit that
depend on your property as collateral, those balances will be factored into the CLTV.
Whether you want a home equity
line of credit or home equity
loan, remember that approval decisions for both
depend on equity.
On the other hand, one
of the serious disadvantages
of lines of credit (
or advantages
depending on how you look at it) is the interest rate can rise
depending on the market and the
loan.
Choosing a
line of credit versus refinancing your mortgage,
or picking between a variable - rate
loan versus one with a fixed rate, will
depend on your own individual needs and how well you tolerate risk.
The most important factor a person should take into consideration when choosing a
loan program whether it be an equity
line of credit, a fixed rate home equity
loan or something in between
depends on your financial portfolio, how you believe your finances will change within the next five years, how long you plan to keep the house you are currently living in and how secure you feel with changing your mortgage payments and increasing your debt.
Depending on the amount
of equity, you can eliminate your monthly mortgage statement, obtain a
line of credit, receive a monthly payment from the reverse
loan,
or receive a large payment up - front.
Monthly payment requirements can vary,
depending on whether you have a fixed
loan or a
line of credit that allows much smaller payments.
Whether you're in need
of a
loan or a
line of credit for everyday purchases,
or a custom solution to finance commercial real estate, a private aircraft,
or life insurance premiums, you can
depend on your private banker to help you meet your goals.
Most UofT student fund their
loans with some combination
of student
line of credits, financed at either prime
or prime +0.5 % (currently 2.7 - 3.3 %,
depending on how good a negotiator you are, and well below 4 % for most
of the past 10 years)
or government student
loans, whose rate is either prime +1 % (for the provincial portion)
or prime +2.5 % (for the federal portion), and for which they receive a tax
credit.