Ken Harney
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Scam artists pretend to be federal mortgage relief programsNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- You've probably seen the pitches on TV and the Internet or found them stuffed in your mail: official-looking communications complete with logos and letterh...
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Credit line reductions cause scores to plungeNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Here's a homeowner credit torture scenario that might have happened to you, and now has a major real estate lobby on Capitol Hill demanding immediate refo...
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With latest Fed move, now is the time to refinanceNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When the Federal Reserve recently rolled out its plan to pump $600 billion into the credit markets, many homeowners and buyers might have figured that sin...
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Walkaways force a fix in credit scoringNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — With foreclosures soaring and homeowners with unblemished payment histories abruptly walking away from their houses with no advance warning to lenders the...
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Fine-tuning of appraisal rules needed to get process fixedOct 29, 2010 1:00 am - You may have missed it, but the Federal Reserve proposed far-reaching new rules on Oct. 18 that could affect home real estate appraisals and millions of owners' equity ...
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Tax write-offs: deficit casualty?Oct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Could the forthcoming report of a bipartisan presidential deficit-reduction commission due Dec. 1 lead to fundamental changes in the way homeownership is...
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'Robosigning' of foreclosure papers creates another messOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- You've probably seen the headlines about the fast-spreading foreclosure mess moratoriums on home sales, calls for congressional investigations, and stat...
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Rising home equity in the U.S. due to a combination of factorsSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - With all the grim news about underwater mortgages and rising foreclosures, you might be surprised to learn that a bellwether measure of the national housing...
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Banks dispute strategy to force a quicker mortgage modificationSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Are you delinquent on your first mortgage but still making monthly payments on your home equity credit line or second mortgage? If so, a finance and real es...
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Tax-credit blues for IRSSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The federal homebuyer tax credit programs have been widely praised for stimulating real estate sales, but also reviled by critics who see the credits as a m...