Question

Acme Home Lending offers home equity loans up to 80% of the home value for its customers. If Sally Johnson has a home valued at $200,000 and a current mortgage of $50,000, how much can she borrow in a home equity loan from Acme?

Answer 1

Answer:

She can borrow $110,000 in a home equity loan from Acme

Explanation:

Home equity loan is available to the 80% of the Home value. sally has already a mortgage of $50,000 so she can only borrow the differential amount of Allowable loan and existing loan.

As per given data

Home value = $200,000

Allowable Loan limit = $200,000 x 80% = $160,000

Existing Loan = $50,000

Available limit of Loan = Allowable Loan limit - Existing Loan = $160,000 - $50,000 = $110,000

She can borrow $110,000 in a home equity loan from Acme