Ken Harney
Ken Harney - Study: Many mortgage preapprovals worthless 11/28/07
Majority of agents say unreliable preapproval letters key cause of failed deals
Ken Harney Giving the axe to cut-rate option ARMs 11/28/07
Standard & Poor's blows whistle on popular mortgages that allow borrowers to rack up debt
Ken Harney: Cash-out refis are on the rise 11/28/07
Could the mismatch between short-term and long-term interest rates change the way millions of Americans tap their home equity for remodelings, college tuitions, autos and other ...
Ken Harney Don't get greedy 11/27/07
In cooling markets, overpriced properties will sit even longer
Ken Harney Rent-a-bank account 11/27/07
Fraud experts investigate "asset rentals" that allow unqualified buyers to get mortgages
Ken Harney Are we a nation of responsible borrowers? 11/27/07
Study: Vast majority of homeowners plans to pay off mortgages and 25 percent already have; ARM influ
Ken Harney U.S. homeowners: No debt junkies 11/27/07
Despite doom and gloom reports, late payments on the decline
Ken Harney - Feds stall on bad credit warning bill 11/26/07
Law to notify homebuyers about poor credit reports that lead to higher mortgage rates faces industry
New Yorkers shrug off possible changes in mortgage deduction 11/21/07
So far, few New York real estate industry professionals seem to be concerned about recommendations from the president's tax advisory council early last month that would greatl...
Ken Harney - Feds target payment-option mortgages 11/21/07
Toughened rules expected in 2006 for mortgages that allow 1 percent payments
Ken Harney - Crackdown on referral kickbacks 11/21/07
Payoffs between brokers, lenders targeted by Feds; settlements up six times over 2004
Ken Harney - How to survive a slow market 11/21/07
Downturns from past decades offer advice for coping with a soft - or a hard - landing
Ken Harney - Boomers at 60: Keep on moving 11/16/07
More than half say they're likely to buy a new home in next five years; golf courses out, but 'green
Ken Harney - Avoiding mortgage defaults 11/16/07
With possible rise in foreclosures ahead, homeowners have little knowledge of where to turn for help
Ken Harney - Finding a second home through Uncle Sam 11/15/07
New Web site links to properties for sale by U.S. government; surprisingly hype-free listings; condo
Ken Harney - How big is your home equity cushion? 11/15/07
With markets in cool-down phase, attention shifts from appreciation to a more fundamental calculatio
Ken Harney - A how-to manual for mistreating mortgage customers 11/15/07
Recent $325M settlement with largest subprime loan originator may serve as blueprint for consumer pr
Ken Harney - Hawking your private mortgage data 11/09/07
Info now sold to competing lenders within 24 hours of loan preapproval; 'bait and switch' set-up
Ken Harney - Seller strategies for spring 11/09/07
Inventory of unsold homes in U.S. at highest level in seven years, but prices still rising; what app
Ken Harney - When 'schools' is code word for 'race' 11/09/07
Two-year fed study gets data on racial discrimination; suits filed against Coldwell Banker, Century
