Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Personal loans are best for one-time, set expenses. Personal lines of credit are best for projects or purchases that require flexibility. Both options offer lower average rates than credit cards for ...

A personal line of credit is a loan you can access when you need it. Rates vary among lenders. You can find an unsecured line of credit — for which you don’t need collateral — or a secured line of ...

Meredith Mangan is a senior editor and expert on personal loans. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible Operations, Inc. (Credible), which is majority-owned ...

A personal line of credit is a “renewable” amount of money you can borrow from the bank. When you pay off the money you’ve borrowed, you can borrow it again. Whereas, a personal loan is a one-time ...