Ken Harney
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For vets, a housing boom is now taking placeOct 24, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - There may be fewer military boots on the ground overseas, but here at home there have been major campaigns in the housing market this year directed at veter...
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A flip waiver nears its endOct 17, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Can you still do a short-term house flip using federally insured, lowdown payment mortgage money? That's an important question for buyers, sellers, investor...
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Caught up in refi quicksandOct 10, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Ed Fine's recent rejection for a refinancing of his home loan wasn't exactly like former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's. But there are enough simil...
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Emerging 'non-QM' market helps buyers get mortgagesOct 03, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - If you're thinking about buying a house, you probably know the sobering realities in the mortgage market. Thanks to strict federal rule changes in the wake ...
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Flexible rules could extend mortgages to millionsSep 26, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Are the two biggest players in the American mortgage arena - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - needlessly preventing millions of African-Americans, Latinos and y...
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Underwater homeowners, lenders await decision in CongressSep 12, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Congress is back from its summer vacation, so the burning financial question on thousands of homeowners' minds right now is this: Are you guys finally going...
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A policy switch at FHA will end unfair feeSep 05, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of home sellers have had their pockets picked at closings during the last decade; they've been charged interest on their mortgages aft...
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No rush by lenders to use new credit scoreAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - You may have noticed the big media splash recently when Fair Isaac, developer of the iconic FICO credit score, announced the debut of a new score version th...
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Is lawsuit a wake-up call on title insurance?Aug 15, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - A new federal court suit alleging kickback violations by one of the country's top-producing real estate sales teams raises an unsettling question for homebu...
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Finger-pointing leads to a credit score logjamAug 01, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Are mortgage lenders finally loosening up a little on their credit score requirements - opening the door to larger numbers of home purchasers this summer an...