How AP measured the meltdown at the local level - Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Associated Press Economic Stress Index combines three economic indicators — unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcy — as a way of gauging how the recession has affected each of America's 3,141 counties. That measurement is expressed on a ..., more 
and Victoria Gotti Fighting Foreclosure Of NY Home - Starpulse.com  GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Growing up Gotti never included the threat of foreclosure — until now. That's just what Victoria Gotti, daughter of the "Dapper Don," faces as the latest member of the infamous family to be called into court. Deceased mob ..., more 
and La. foreclosure filings up 78 percent compared to a year ago - Daily Comet  NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana tallied 1,125 foreclosure filings in April, up 78 percent from the same month in 2008. That's according to California research firm RealtyTrac. That figure represents an 18.8 percent increase from total foreclosure notices ..., more