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If you're thinking about getting a HELOC but have decided to hold off until rates move lower, you could find that what you've waited for all along is higher interest rates. According to the CME Group's FedWatch tool, the probability that the Fed will raise rates grows with each meeting throughout this year. The probability of a June increase is 0%. But look ahead two meetings: the probability rises to 26.5% in September and finally to 41.6% by December.
Learn more: How Fed rate decisions affect your money
Find out how HELOC and home equity loan interest rates work and what you can expect to pay.
The average HELOC rate is 7.25%, according to real estate ****** ytics firm Curinos. HELOCs first hit a 2026 low of 7.19% in mid-January, then again in March, and again in May. The national average rate on a home equity loan is 7.86%, far from its 2026 low of 7.36%, which we first saw in mid-March, then again at the end of April, and in mid-May.