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HELOC vs Refinance · AI chat · 14 messages
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Anonymous debt consolidation researcher — abandoned at contact-info step.
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Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
What's the difference between a HELOC and a refinance?AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
A refinance replaces your mortgage. A HELOC is a separate credit line secured against your home. Refinance = new rate/term. HELOC = draw as needed, interest-only minimum.Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
What if I want to consolidate debt?AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
For debt consolidation, refinancing usually gives you the lowest rate and fixed payoff. HELOC offers flexibility but you have to discipline yourself to pay it down.Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
How much debt?AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
How much debt would you consolidate?Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
$52K credit cards, $18K line of credit.AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
$70K total. At current CC rates you're probably paying $1,400+/mo in interest alone. Rolled into a mortgage refi at 4.79%, that becomes ~$280/mo in interest — a big saving.Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
That's huge. What's the catch?AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
You're trading unsecured debt for secured. So you have to keep making mortgage payments — and there are penalty costs to break your current mortgage early.Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
OK. Can someone actually walk me through the numbers?AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
Yes. Can I get your name and email so a broker can send you the full comparison?Visitor · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
Prefer not for now. Just thinking about it.AI assistant · Jul 21, 11:36 AM
Understood. Here's a debt-consolidation calculator: /calculators/debt-consolidation. Come back anytime.