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Home Improvement Loans

Finance your home renovation project

What is a home improvement loan?

A home improvement personal loan is an unsecured (no collateral) fixed-rate personal loan that is used for home renovations and repairs and repaid over a set length of time. Home improvement personal loans are a smart alternative to revolving high-interest credit cards and faster than tapping into home equity.

Instead of waiting for your house, condo, or apartment to accumulate enough equity for a cash-out refi or home equity line of credit, you could get a personal loan for home upgrades in as little as a few days—no collateral, appraisal, or costly refinancing required.

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  • Borrow up to $75,000

  • Quick and easy online application

  • Eligibility is based on credit history, not home value

  • Funding in as little as 24 hours.

  • No prepayment fees

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Make upgrades and repairs faster and easier than refinancing

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Renovate that bathroom, add a granny unit, install a deck or a pool.
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What our members are saying

"I promised my wife I would remodel our bathroom for our anniversary and didn't have time for a second mortgage and all the red tape. Less than one week after contact, I was writing checks for materials."2

—Tom, a member from Alabama

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Frequently asked questions

A home improvement personal loan is an easy-to-access, unsecured (no collateral required) fixed-rate loan repaid over a set period of time for home renovations and repairs. Home improvement personal loans are a smart alternative to revolving high-interest-rate credit cards and faster than tapping into home equity.

With a home improvement personal loan you can upgrade or make repairs more quickly, without wading through a lot of paperwork, or wait for a home appraisal and a long approval process.

While you will have an origination fee on a personal loan with Happen Bank, there are no application fees, prepayment penalties, or unreasonable refinancing closing costs to worry about. Since personal loans require no collateral to back the loan (except for your good credit), you will likely receive a lower interest rate with a home equity loan, however, you risk losing your home to foreclosure if you’re unable to make your home equity loan payments.

Because eligibility is based on your creditworthiness (not on the fluctuating value of your home), getting a personal loan requires less time, less hassle, no home appraisal, and less paperwork than refinancing. And you get to decide exactly how the money will be used—even if it's for more than home upgrades (like paying off credit cards). Plus, your rate and monthly payments are fixed (not variable) over a set length of time, so you'll know exactly when your loan will be paid in full.

Checking your rate takes only minutes and won't impact your credit score. After checking your rate, here's what's next:

Choose your offer

If your loan request is approved, you’ll be able to review the loan amount, interest rate, APR, monthly payment, and loan term.

Confirm your information

We ask for your Social Security number, and about your income and employment. If we need any other documents or information, we'll let you know in your To-Do List. Then, hold tight while we finalize your application.

Get funded

Once your loan is approved, we’ll send the money directly to your bank account.

Instead of worrying about credit limits, introductory rates, or high-interest-rate revolving balances, a personal loan offers a competitive rate and fixed monthly payment repaid over a set length of time. This means you’ll know the exact date your loan will be paid in full.

No additional interest will be added to your loan once you lock in your rate, so nearly all of your monthly payment goes to quickly reducing your balance and paying down what you owe.

Checking your rate with Happen Bank has absolutely no impact on your credit score because we use a soft credit pull. A hard credit pull that could impact your score occurs only if you continue with your application and a loan is issued to you.

Also remember that a personal loan could have a positive impact on your credit in the future if you’re able to show a history of on-time payments and a reduction in overall debt (not taking on new debt, such as higher credit card balances).

We make it easy so you can check your rate in minutes! You can help keep things moving along by checking your To-Do List and making sure you have submitted all the documents and information requested.

Applying is easy and the entire process can be completed online using your phone, laptop, or tablet.

With a personal loan for home improvements from Happen Bank, you can choose to have payments automatically withdrawn from your bank account each month. We'll email you a reminder a few days in advance so you can make sure the money is there.

If you prefer mailing us a check each month instead, that’s okay, too. You can also change your payment date, make additional payments, or pay off your loan right from your Account Summary.

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  • 1Checking a rate through us generates a soft inquiry on a person’s credit report, which does not impact that person’s credit score. A hard credit inquiry, which may affect that person’s credit score, only appears on the person’s credit report if and when a loan is issued to the person.

  • 2Based on reviews collected by Trustpilot. All such reviews can be accessed at trustpilot.com/review/happen.com. This is one person's experience. Individual results may vary.

A representative example of payment terms for a Personal Loan is as follows: a borrower receives a loan of $27,198 for a term of 36 months, with an interest rate of 14.49% and a 6% origination fee of $1,632, for an APR of 17.32%. In this example, the borrower will receive $25,566 and will make 36 monthly payments of $936. Loan amounts range from $1,000 to $75,000 and loan term lengths range from 24 months to 84 months. Some amounts, rates, and term lengths may be unavailable in certain states, and may not be available for all Personal Loan products.

Credit eligibility is not guaranteed. APR and other credit terms depend upon credit score and other key financing characteristics, including but not limited to the amount financed, loan term length, and credit usage and history.

Unless otherwise specified, all credit and deposit products are provided by Happen Bank, N.A., Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender (“Happen Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Happen, Inc., NMLS ID 167439. Credit products are subject to credit approval and may be subject to sufficient investor commitment. Credit union membership may be required. Deposit products are subject to approval, which may include credit approval. 

Our mailing address is: Happen Bank, N.A., 88 Kearny Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108. 

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