Most Ruthless Foreclosure States

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- In Alabama, late-paying homeowners can lose their properties to foreclosure at breathtaking speed -- as little as 30 days after a delinquency notice is published.
In New York State, the process can drag on for more than a year.
(To see how long it generally takes in your home state, go to BargainNetwork.)
With foreclosures spiking around the nation, homeowners should learn the foreclosure laws