Your only equity lines news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Equity credit lines and second mortgages are making a comeback read story Banks increasingly are willing to let owners tap their home's equity. But unlike the bubble years, lenders are demanding excellent credit for the best rates. WASHINGTON — Using your home as an ATM no longer is a financial option, but the tools that allowed owners to pull out massive amounts of money during the boom years — equity credit lines and second mortgages — are making a comeback.   The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and Goldman Sachs Group read story The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Southwest Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and Goldman Sachs Group   Washington D.C. panel recommends plan to bury power lines read story WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nearly $1 billion plan to bury power lines in the District of Columbia was recommended on Wednesday by a task force set up last year after widespread storm outages. The interim multi-year plan would bury up to 60 high-voltage Pepco Holdings Inc lines in the U.S. capital that are most affected by storms and overhead-related outages, Mayor Vincent Gray said in a statement ...   HCN Gets $1.7B from Equity Offering read story Health Care REIT closed the public offering of 23 million shares and generated $1.7 billion of gross proceeds.   Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Zillow, Techne, Delta Air Lines, Southwest and United Continental Holdings read story Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Zillow, Techne, Delta Air Lines, Southwest and United Continental Holdings   EU mergers and takeovers (May 16) read story The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS None NEW LISTINGS -- U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines to buy a 49 percent ...   FortisBC utilities receive BCUC return on equity and capital structure decision read story FortisBC utilities receive BCUC return on equity and capital structure decision   A Solid First Quarter for Industrial Alliance read story All lines of business deliver revenue and earnings growth Net income attributed to common shareholders of $79.7 million Diluted and adjusted EPS of $0.85 Return on shareholders' equity of 12.0% Solvency ...   Free Research Reports on ASH, CHCI, DAL and RSH Issued by the Bedford Report read story Note to Editors: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by the EQUITY NEWS CIRCUIT   Underwater mortgage? Here are the facts read story Home values are going up, and many struggling homeowners are gaining equity in their property. But nearly 14 million U.S. homeowners remain underwater — with mortgages worth more than their homes.