Home EquityFebruary 10, 2026
What Happens When Your Home Equity Agreement Ends?
HEAs don’t have monthly payments but the end can bring a big surprise. Here’s what happens when a home equity agreement matures.

Rebecca Safier is a personal finance writer with more than a decade of experience covering mortgages, home equity, and related topics. Her work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Forbes Advisor, and other publications. She has her B.A. in English from Tufts, Ed.M. from Harvard, and student loan counselor certification from the National Association of Certified Credit Counselors.