This is why we are so lucky in Rhode Island to have Senator Sheldon Whitehouse working in D.C. on our behalf:



The good Senator calmly takes the side of average citizens against huge banks, pointing out that even the banks sometimes benefit if they work in good faith to resolve a mortgage default situation. He is absolutely right that the current foreclosure mess is made worse by the failure of the banks to work in a meaningful way with homeowners. It's not asking too much that a bank send a live person with authority to meet with people before throwing them out on the street.