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How much can I borrow with a HELOC?

A HELOC is sized against your home's value: the lender takes a percentage of it, its combined loan-to-value cap, and subtracts everything you already owe on the home. See the line at several caps, and what the payment would be if you drew all of it.

Your home

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The lender uses its own appraisal or valuation, which may differ from your estimate.

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Enter 0 if the home is paid off.

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A second mortgage, home equity loan, or an existing HELOC balance. They count against the cap too.

The line

LENDER-SPECIFIC
% CLTV

Shown alongside 80%, 85%, 90%. Those three are comparison points, not rules: each lender sets its own cap, so ask yours.

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For the payment estimates.

yrs

From your agreement. The CFPB says often 10 or 15 years.

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Add your home's value and what you owe on it to see the line at each combined loan-to-value cap.

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Why the cap is your lender's, not a ruleA written guide to the rules behind this calculator →
For educational purposes only, and not an offer or a commitment to lend. Your line depends on your lender's cap, its valuation of your home, and your credit and income.