Home Equity Loans
What is a HELOC?
A home equity line of credit, or a HELOC, is a revolving line of credit. It's secured by the equity you've built in your home and can be used as needed—it's a lot like a credit card, you only pay interest on what you draw from your HELOC. In most cases, a HELOC is far less expensive than a credit card and can be a more affordable way to borrow.
Start Your HELOC Application
Put Your Home's Equity to Work with 1% Off Your Rate on a HELOC for the first 6 Months
- Renovate your home sweet home
- Pay off high interest bills
- Invest in education
- And just about anything else!
An introductory rate discount of 1% will be applied to the APR for the first six months at a fixed rate (payments are variable after that).
To be eligible: Open or maintain a WaFd Bank personal checking account with direct deposit and get set up with WaFd's EZ Pay payment option from your WaFd personal checking account.
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NO ANNUAL FEE. Discount of 0.250% off your interest rate for automatic monthly payment from your WaFd Checking Account. Interest rate and APR (Annual Percentage Rate) are variable based on the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus a margin subject to credit approval of your credit history, loan to value, occupancy and EZ Pay requirements. Payments quoted do not include taxes & insurance, so actual payments may be higher. Consult your tax advisor. The rate will never exceed 17.99% APR. HELOCs available for owner occupied homes, second homes & investment properties. Closing costs for our existing WaFd home loan clients are paid only for primary or second homes, not for vacation or investment properties.* Fees Range: $354 - $7,579. Your HELOC fees are included in the disclosure provided at loan application and again at closing. Home Equity Loan Calculator payments display monthly interest only payments assuming the outstanding balance displayed in the Equity Credit Line.
HELOCs feature a 25 year term as follows:
- 10 year draw period to borrow on your line of credit whenever you need it
- Any outstanding loan balance after 10 year draw period will be amortized (principal and interest payments) over 15 years
Property Insurance is required. Investment properties require WaFd to be in first lien position. Loans are subject to credit approval. Restrictions and limitations may apply. This calculator is for educational purposes only, and may not represent WaFd Bank's lending program requirements. Fees for our HELOC vary depending on the HELOC loan amount and property location.
Benefits of a WaFd Home Equity Line of Credit
- We pay closing costs for our existing WaFd home loan clients on lines of credit up to $250,000*
- Discount of 0.25% on your interest rate when you make automatic payments from your WaFd checking account
- Available for owner occupied, second homes, and investment properties
- No annual renewal fees
- Only pay interest on the amount borrowed**
* Closing costs for our existing WaFd home loan clients are paid only for primary or second/vacation homes, not on investment properties.
** During the draw period, the borrower is only required to pay interest on those funds that they actually drew out and used.
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