Isaiah and Allison Burton have a home with an appraised value of $190,000 and a mortgage balance of only $95,000. Given that an S&L is willing to lend money at a loan-to-value ratio of 70 percent, how big of a home equity credit line can Isaiah and Allison obtain? $   How much, if any, of this line would qualify as tax-deductible interest if their house originally cost $100,000? $

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Isaiah and Allison Burton have a home with an appraised value of $190,000 and a mortgage balance of only $95,000. Given that an S&L is willing to lend money at a loan-to-value ratio of 70 percent, how big of a home equity credit line can Isaiah and Allison obtain?

$  

How much, if any, of this line would qualify as tax-deductible interest if their house originally cost $100,000?

$  

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