Katia Iervasi is a lead writer and spokesperson at NerdWallet and a former editor at Finder, specializing in insurance. Her writing and analysis on life, disability and health insurance has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Yahoo, Entrepreneur, Best Company and FT Advisor. She holds a BA in communication from Australia's Griffith University.
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Funerals can cost thousands of dollars, but a life insurance policy can ease the burden on your family.

Best Home Equity Loans
Our list of this year's best home equity loan lenders. These lenders cater to particular types of borrowers, from military members to those with fair credit.

Bank of America’s student banking options
To help students to save, the bank waives the monthly fee on select accounts.

Citibank home equity loan review
Borrow between $25,000 and $300,000 with this large-scale lender.

Wells Fargo HELOC review
Rebuild equity faster and reduce interest by paying down your principal first.

Bank of America HELOC review
Score an interest rate discount for setting up autopay and being a Preferred Rewards member.

Chase HELOC review
Eligible customers stand to save up to 0.62% on their interest rate.

Flagstar Mortgage review
If you need financing to build or renovate a home, this lender could be a good fit, but its digital tools are lacking.

Bank of America Keep the Change Savings Program review
Enroll to save your spare change without thinking about it, but you could miss out on your credit card's cash back.

Discover Home Equity review
Offers a $0 closing home equity home in 48 states, but no HELOCs.
