Ken Harney
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Home insurance, taxes trip up many with reverse mortgagesJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Here's a sobering message for anyone who has a federally insured reverse mortgage or plans to apply for one: If you don't pay your local property taxes or h...
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Tussle looms on 'required use' incentives often used by buildersJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration wants to stir the pot on a highly contentious issue involving homebuilders and their customers: the legality of the discounts, reba...
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Main Street flavor expected from finished Wall Street reformJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Although the Wall Street and banking features of the giant financial industry reform bill taking shape on Capitol Hill have drawn most of the attention, hom...
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FHA mortgages will soon allow fewer seller concessionsMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - One of the key attractions of FHA home mortgage financing is going, going - but not quite gone. Sellers and buyers who move fast can still make the most of ...
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Anger, not money, drives most who walk away from mortgageMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Memo to the bank: Take this underwater, money-sucking house and shove it! Go ahead and wreck my credit for years to come. I'm walking away no matter what. ...
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When buying or refinancing, rein in credit urges before closingMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If you're thinking about applying for a home mortgage later this spring, here's some important news: Beginning June 1, your lender is likely to order a seco...
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Despite new government regulations, appraisal frauds jumpApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - For anyone who assumed the toughened real estate appraisal rules imposed on the mortgage market last year would mean less monkey business in home valuations...
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Some who lost homes may get early second chance at new mortgageApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Here's some good news for people who've had to give the deed on their house back to the bank because of financial problems, or who have done a short sale to...
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Loan modifications can be gained without ruining your credit scoreApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Financially stressed homeowners looking to cut their mortgage payments through a loan modification, short sale or principal reduction under one of the Obama...
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New get-tough policy goes after banks for discriminatory ratesApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - A new Obama administration get-tough policy on home-mortgage discrimination is drawing kudos from consumer advocates, along with expressions of serious conc...