Frozen Credit Files Can Slow Mortgage Process
Nearly a year after the catastrophic Equifax hack exposed 147 million Americans’ personal and financial data to cybercriminals, consumers are about to get a break – something especially useful for homebuyers and owners. Starting Sept. 21, credit-file “security”...‘Score Planner’ Tool Offers Customized Path to Better Credit
If you’re seriously thinking about buying a home in the months ahead, you almost certainly know how important your FICO credit score will be in getting a mortgage. And you probably know the score range you’ll need for the type of loan you want – somewhere in the...Doomsday Predictions Over Tax Cuts Have Not Come True – Yet
What if Congress passed a massive tax bill with scary cutbacks in deductions for homeowners – prompting dire predictions of mass property-value declines – but nothing much happened? What if home prices in the market segments expected to be hurt the most by the tax...Fannie, Freddie Want to Make Mortgages Easier for Gig-Economy Workers
The two biggest sources of home-mortgage money in the country – investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – are quietly working on ways to make qualifying for a home purchase easier for participants in the booming “gig” economy. The gig economy refers to hundreds of...This Week’s Paper: Digital Edition
