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If you have a first mortgage and a home equity mortgage, the home equity mortgage is a second mortgage. If the home equity mortgage is not paid, the lender can foreclose and take possession of the property subject to the first mortgage. The home equity lender can pay off the first mortgage and keep any excess proceeds from a sale.

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Can you use a home equity loan to pay off your existing mortgage?

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How do you pay back Reverse mortgage?

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Can you pay off first mortgage using home equity line of credit?

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If you take out a home equity loan and pay mortgage recording tax is it deductible per IT-256?

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Is it possible to get a home equity loan while paying chapter 13?

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