{
  "id": 4671563,
  "title": "Should homeowners tap equity to pay off costly debt? Weigh these pros and cons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/should-homeowners-tap-equity-to-pay-off-costly-debt-weigh-these-pros",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:58:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pros-cons-tapping-equity-pay-off-debt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Home equity levels remain high, but using that equity to consolidate your debt can come with big trade-offs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}