How It Works
If you own a home with equity, you have access to some of the cheapest money available. A mortgage rate, even at a premium, is dramatically lower than a credit card at 19.99% or a car loan at 8%. Debt consolidation means using a refinance, second mortgage, or HELOC to pay off those high-interest balances in full, then servicing everything through your mortgage.
One payment. One rate. And typically a significant reduction in your total monthly outflow, which frees up cash you can direct toward accelerating your mortgage payoff or rebuilding savings.
The key distinction: mortgage debt is “good debt”: it's secured, low-rate, and attached to an appreciating asset. Credit card debt is the opposite. The strategy is to eliminate the bad debt by converting it into the good kind, then stay disciplined about not rebuilding the balances.
Illustrative Example
The following is illustrative only. Actual savings depend on your rates, balances, and mortgage terms.
Before
Credit card balance
@ 19.99%
$18,000
Car loan
@ 7.5%
$12,000
Personal line of credit
@ 9.0%
$8,000
Est. monthly payments
~$1,100
After consolidation
All debt rolled into mortgage
$38,000 added to mortgage balance
Mortgage rate (illustrative)
~5.5%
Separate debt payments eliminated
$0
Est. monthly savings
~$700+
Right for You?
You have equity in your home, typically at least 20% after the refinance,
You're carrying multiple high-interest balances that are hard to pay down
Your monthly debt payments are straining your cash flow
You want to simplify everything into a single, manageable payment
You're disciplined enough to avoid rebuilding the balances afterward
You're approaching your mortgage renewal and can restructure without a penalty
Get Started
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