Home equity line of credit

The equity in your home, as a line of credit.

Badger Business places home equity lines with lenders that underwrite and fund them online. The application asks for the three things that size a line: the property, what is already owed against it, and the income behind it. Checking your rate is a soft credit pull and does not affect your score.

  • A revolving line sized against the equity in the home, with the option to redraw what you repay
  • The line, the rate and the term options come back without a mark on your credit
  • Primary homes, second homes and investment property, held in your name, jointly, in a revocable trust or by an LLC
Step 1 of 5 · about 3 minutes

Start with the line

Enter 0 if the home is paid off. Most home equity lines are sized to 80% of the value of the home, less what is still owed on it.

Where we reach you
  1. The line
  2. The home
  3. You
  4. Documents
  5. Review

The home the line is secured by

A home equity line is sized against the property and what is already owed on it. These are the answers that set the limit.

How do you use the property?

A primary residence carries the largest line and the longest terms.

A home held in your name, jointly, in a revocable trust or by an LLC all qualify.

A second mortgage or an existing home equity line counts against the same 80%. Enter 0 if the first mortgage is the only loan on the home.

The line you want

You can take up to the full line at closing and draw again as you repay.

Available at 80% of value Home value at 80%, less the loans already on it —

About you

This is what the soft credit pull runs on. It does not affect your credit score, and we already have your name and how to reach you.

Used for the soft pull only. Nothing here is a hard inquiry.

Residency
Do you live at the property?
Income

Rent, distributions, a pension or anything else you want counted. Alimony and child support only if you want them considered.

Home equity programs usually start around a 640 score. An estimate is enough here.

Anyone else on the line
Will a co-applicant be on the account?

Everyone on the title signs. A co-applicant who is not on the title can still be added for income.

What the lender needs on the home

The mortgage statement and the insurance page are what confirm the loans already on the property. Income is what sizes the line against them.

Attach what you have. Nothing here holds up your rate. The rest can go up later in your secure application.

Supporting documents

A property tax bill, an HOA statement, a recent appraisal, a payoff letter on the loan being consolidated, and anything else already in hand. No limit on how many.

    PDF, JPG, PNG, Excel or Word, up to 100 MB per file. Identity verification and the online signing happen later, in the secure application.

    Review and submit

    Check the numbers on the home. You can go back and change anything.

    Your application is in.

    Your file is going out to the lenders now. This takes about a minute, and the offers land in your portal as they come back.

    A line, rather than a lump sum.

    A home equity line is applied for, signed and funded online, and it stays open as you repay it, so the equity is there for the next thing as well as this one.

    Draw it, repay it, draw again

    Take what is needed at closing and draw again as the balance is paid down, without a second application.

    A soft pull to start

    The application uses a soft credit pull, so the line and the rate are known before any hard inquiry.

    For business owners too

    Owners use a home equity line to buy a business, fund equipment or pay down higher-rate debt.

    From application to the first draw.

    Badger Business stays on the file through closing, and the portal shows where it stands at each stage.

    1. 1

      Apply

      The home, what is owed on it and your income, in one application with no fee.

    2. 2

      See the line

      A soft credit pull returns the limit, the rate and the term options without a mark on your credit.

    3. 3

      Documents

      The mortgage statement, the insurance page and proof of income go up once, into one repository.

    4. 4

      Sign

      The lender prepares the closing documents and explains how signing works in the state.

    5. 5

      Draw the funds

      Funds are available after closing, and the rest of the line stays open.

    A Badger Business Capital home equity application and the line it returns

    Home equity by the numbers.

    What these programs allow, and where a home equity request usually lands.

    Sized at 80% of the value

    The limit is the value of the home at 80%, less the mortgage and anything else already secured by it.

    Terms of 10 to 30 years

    A longer term lowers the payment on the same draw. The term is chosen at closing and applies to the balance.

    Homes held four ways

    In your name, jointly, in a revocable trust or by an LLC, on a primary residence, a second home or investment property.

    See what the equity can carry.

    Answer what the program asks, and the line, the rate and the term come back in the portal. Checking does not affect your credit score.

    Apply now Back to home
    • 80% of valueLess what is owed on the home
    • 10 to 30 yearsRepayment term on a draw
    • Soft pullTo see your rate

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    Let's connect!

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