| Equity for an individual or a business is defined as the | | | | loan to value ratio is calculated as the percentage of |
| total assets minus the total liabilities. For instance, when | | | | the property's appraised value that the lender will lend |
| a borrower has a loan against property, the equity of | | | | the borrower. The loan, in this case, is the sum of the |
| the borrower is determined by the amount he or she | | | | proposed credit line, plus the balance of any |
| has already paid. The current value of the property is | | | | outstanding mortgage debt. Value is defined as the |
| estimated, and the amount owed as loan is subtracted | | | | current market value of the property, which is |
| from the value. This amount is considered the equity of | | | | generally assessed by an independent appraiser. |
| the borrower. A line of credit is defined as the | | | | Equity line of credit calculators also allow the borrower |
| maximum amount of money that a person can borrow | | | | to assess whether debts need to be consolidated. |
| from a financial institution without requiring any | | | | Consolidation of debts means combining all existing |
| additional approval. The lender determines it on the | | | | debts into one loan. This may help the borrower gain a |
| basis of two major factors namely the credibility or | | | | more favorable interest rate. Borrowers typically enter |
| credit worthiness of the borrower and earning power. | | | | the number of months needed for repayment and the |
| Quite often, these calculations are quite complicated | | | | calculator displays the monthly payment, savings in |
| and both borrowers and lenders turn to equity line of | | | | interest expense, any tax-related savings and the total |
| credit calculators. | | | | cost savings. |
| Equity line of credit calculators help borrowers find out | | | | An equity line of credit calculator helps a borrower |
| the extent of credit they can obtain from their lenders. | | | | decide a cheaper financing source for an auto loan or |
| To calculate this, the borrower has to find out the | | | | a home equity loan. |
| maximum, combined loan-to-value (CLTV) ratio. The | | | | |