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Cash-Out Refinancing: How It Works, When To Do It

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Christina Zelow Lundquist/ Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate Key takeaways Cash-out refinancing allows you to turn equity into cash through refinancing your mortgage. The terms of your refinanced mortgage might significantly differ from your original loan, including a new rate or longer or shorter loan term.

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How to Calculate Home Equity

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You can use your equity to renovate some rooms, pay off credit cards, cover college tuition, start your own business … or almost anything else. Cash-out refinancing: With a cash-out refinance, you replace your existing mortgage with a new, larger mortgage. Home equity can be a valuable resource for homeowners.