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Home Equity Loans

Home Equity Loans
Using the equity in your home can be your best route to building a new kitchen, consolidating high interest credit card balances, or sending the kids off to college.
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For properties outside of PA, MD, NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH, please call 877-4-SOV-LOAN (476-8562) to review the terms and conditions for additional states.
With a Home Equity Loan, your monthly payments will stay the same every month and the interest you pay may be tax-deductible.
First lien home equity loans are not available on NY properties. FlexLock accounts must be in first or second lien position on your NY property.
Check with your tax advisor regarding tax deductibility.
* To get the APR shown, you must have or must open a Sovereign Premier, Business Owner Premier or Sovereign Partnership Checking account, or a Premier Money Market Savings account, and use automatic payment from the qualifying account. The APR on your loan may increase after you obtain credit if you close or discontinue automatic payment from that account. The payment quote assumes your total mortgage loans, including your home equity loan, do not exceed 80% of the appraised value of your 1-4 family owner-occupied home located in PA, NJ, CT, RI, DE, VA, NH and MA. Other rates and terms apply to non-owner occupied properties. Property insurance is required. Flood insurance may be required. If your home is on the market for sale at the time of application, you are not eligible for these offers.
* To get the APR shown, you must have or must open a Sovereign Premier, Business Owner Premier or Sovereign Partnership Checking account, or a Premier Money Market Savings account, and use automatic payment the qualifying account. The APR on your loan may increase after you obtain credit if you close or discontinue automatic payment from that account. The payment quote assumes your total mortgage loans, including your home equity loan do not exceed 80% of the appraised value of your 1-4 family owner-occupied home located in NY or MD. Other rates and terms apply to NY co-ops and non owner-occupied properties. Property insurance is required. Flood insurance may be required. If your home is on the market for sale at the time of application, you are not eligible for these offers.

If your home is located in NY or MD, mortgage recording tax will be paid by Sovereign, but must be reimbursed if the loan is paid off within 36 months in NY or 24 months in MD.
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Be sure to call our loan rate hotline at 877-4-SOV-LOAN or email us at sdnet@sovereignbank.com for rate confirmation. You should consult with your tax advisor concerning tax implications.
The Home Value Estimate & Payment Calculator is a free service designed to provide an estimate of your home's value. Sovereign Bank is pleased to provide this service to its customers and prospective loan applicants. Please note that none of the information you provide is shared with any other party except to provide you The Home Value Estimate & Payment Calculator report. The Home Value Estimate & Payment Calculator is intended for private, non-commercial use for single-family homes and condominiums. The results provided are a guideline for determining your home's worth; however, actual appraised value may vary. The Home Value Estimate is produced from multiple sources, including public record data, automated valuation techniques, home value indices, plus information provided by you. Sovereign Bank makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy and completeness of the Home Value Estimate, or the public record data used to provide the Home Value Estimate. Sovereign makes no commitment to use this value for lending purposes.

Inaccurately input data may invalidate your home value estimate. Loan applications may require that you substantiate any information provided.

The rate and payment calculations provided herein are based on answers you provided and assumptions that may include:
1. That this property is your primary residence
2. That you would like to receive the lowest rate possible by having your monthly payments automatically deducted from your qualifying Sovereign Bank deposit account through electronic payment
3. The estimated value of your home
4. Remaining balances on your first mortgage
5. That there are no other mortgages currently on this property

Loan or line of credit amount quoted is solely based on equity assumed to be available in your home and does not consider other qualifying factors. The maximum amount we can lend you depends on the value of your home, your income, amount of debt, credit history and other factors. All applications are subject to credit approval. This is not an offer of credit, and is intended for informational purposes only.

A formal application for credit is needed to allow Sovereign Bank to make an offer of credit. Rates and other terms are accurate as of the date indicated above, and are subject to change thereafter.
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