Homeowners in California and in a handful of other states could be injected with some much needed help from the Obama Administration. Recently President Obama announced a $1.5B program to help stop the foreclosure bleeding in some of the hardest hit states in the nation. My initial thought when I first saw the headline for this article was…more money for the banks! On the contrary, this looks more like a bailout for the borrowers. Read more…
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