force big banks such as Chase, Bank of America, and others who took bailout money to give equity back to homeowners.

This petition would require banks that took government bailout money for the TARP program to give equity back to homeowners who have managed to stay in their homes and have made payments over the last four years. It is the homeowners, not the banks, who deserve help, and have been cheated and short changed. I, myself, am a homeowner who has had to choose between paying for medications and paying a mortgage. With the rising cost of gasoline, food, and other essentials. working class and middle income Americans need help.