A home equity loan is a loan that you take out against the value of your home. A home equity loan can be either a fixed rate equity loan, or a variable rate (sometimes fixed rate) equity line of credit, or HELOC. In either case, the term of the home equity loan is fixed, usually at 10 or 20 years. Traditionally, if you wanted to borrow against the equity in your home, you could either get a fixed-rate home equity loan or draw money against a home equity line of credit (HELOC), a closed-end Home Equity Loan: As of February 22, 2020, the fixed Annual Percentage Rate (APR) of 4.05% is available for 10-year second position home equity installment loans $50,000 to $250,000 with loan- to-value (LTV) of 70% or less. Rates may vary based on LTV, credit scores or other loan amount.