The country is in the grip of foreclosure crisis – the worst in 16 years. The Federal Reserve and other allied banking regulators have taken the unprecedented step of appealing to the mortgage lenders not to rush on with proceedings. The man in the street has been surprised by the move – the likes of [...]

So far the going has been good for those with poor credit to try and own a house. In the sub-prime market not many questions had been asked and loans had been easy. But with the foreclosure raging through the country mortgage lenders have been tightening their belts making it difficult for house loans to [...]