| Fewer homeowners in the Bay Area and California entered the official foreclosure pipeline in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with the preceding three months, according to a report released Wednesday - even though lenders have indicated that the number of delinquent homeowners is rising. The disparity is likely due to the huge number of distressed homeowners in protracted negotiations with their lenders |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.