The foreclosure freeze tide

"WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)--As Capitol Hill remains under siege from all sides of America's faltering economy, pressure to stem the tide of foreclosures continued to make inroads as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became the latest to join the foreclosure freeze movement.The...

How to qualify for a loan modification « Foreclosure Combatant

"Which homeowners qualify for LOAN MODIFICATION and how can you improve your chances of success?  While each lender has their own unique guidelines for acceptance, there are some general requirements that borrowers must meet if they hope to get their loan modified...

Sept. 11 Version of 'Space Invaders' Draws Fire at Video-Game Convention

Is this "art" or is it just tasteless, tacky, and insulting? There's bound to be an uproar over this use of 9/11 as "installation art."Was that uproar the purpose? This might have been just a way of getting attention."Attendees at the Leipzig Games Convention in eastern...

Agreement to Freeze Mortgages

" Major mortgage lenders have agreed to lock in interest rates for five years on adjustable-rate loans made to financially troubled homeowners who obtained adjustable-rate subprime mortgages between Jan. 1, 2005, and July 31, 2007. The deal with the Bush administration...

The Price of E-Voting Secrets: 82 Bucks

It's frightening how simple these machines are, and how breathtakingly easy it is to bend them to your will. It's articles such as this that cement my belief that we should all upgrade to paper ballots."For a mere $82 a computer scientist and electronic voting critic managed...