Ken Harney
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Rapid rescoring can provide quick credit fixJan 30, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Many mortgage applicants have never heard of "rapid rescoring" or CreditXpert score simulations - in part because some lenders choose not to educate them. T...
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Don't worry: HELOCs will survive despite new tax lawJan 19, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's a big and confusing question for many homeowners in the wake of the December tax law changes: Are new interest-deductible home equity credit lines (HEL...
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Virtual staging can make houses look too good to be trueJan 05, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is an update of a column that originally published in August 2010. WASHINGTON - Try to picture this real estate scenario - virtually. Like 90 percent...
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Tax proposal could carry high costs for many homeownersDec 08, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Whether you already own a home or are thinking of purchasing, the new tax legislation pending before Congress poses serious questions: Am I going to get sma...
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Less-stringent standards open options for homebuyersDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's an important question for anyone hoping to buy a home next year but who isn't quite confident about qualifying for a mortgage: Is it true that lender...
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Equifax breach already taking a toll on consumersNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The scenario that personal finance and credit experts feared most about the heist of consumer data from Equifax may already be underway: Criminals are using...
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'Tax cut' may very well be costly for homeownersNov 10, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The message sent by Republicans in the tax overhaul bill they launched last week is unmistakable and blunt: We think homeowners and buyers have gotten much ...
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FBI: Home buyers' billion-dollar scam problem getting worseNov 03, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — In this year of horrendous cyberheists — Equifax the most prominent — you've probably taken at least a few precautions: changed passwords, stopped opening f...
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Mortgage interest, property taxes in play in tax billOct 27, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The political jostling and frenetic lobbying on Capitol Hill over the Republican tax overhaul bill are producing unexpected developments that could prove im...
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Buyers are entitled to shop around for title insuranceOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — A recent legal settlement between the federal government and a title insurance agency is drawing fresh attention to one of the murkiest, least understood an...