Running Robo-Settlement Numbers A potential $25 billion settlement between the nation?s four largest banks and the 50 state attorneys general over faulty foreclosure processing is imminent. Weyerhaeuser CEO on Earnings Dan Fulton, CEO of Weyerhaeuser, talks to Cramer about the quarter. Own Vs. Rent Riles Government Housing Policy While homeownership may be a tenet of the ?American Dream,? renting is today?s actuality for a growing number of Americans. Obama's Mortgage Refi Plan to Go Through FHA It will go through the government mortgage insurer, the Federal Housing Administration and could cost between 5 and 10 billion dollars, according to senior administration officials. Housing Demand Defies Fundamentals Anyone with any cash in hand should be buying a house right now. That?s what any real estate agent will tell you, obviously, but that?s also what many investors now believe. Unfortunately, the potential home-buying public?isn?t buying it. Kicking Off 2012: The Bull-Bear Tug-of-War Jim Cramer?s researcher, Nicole Urken, takes a look at some recent data points that point to optimism for the macro economy. US Treasury Forcing Mortgage Principal Forgiveness Late Friday the U.S. Treasury Department announced a major expansion of its Home Affordable Modification Program. Now taxpayers will pony up the cash, as Treasury is tripling the financial incentives to lenders and opening the program up to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and investors in rental properties. ABB to Acquire Thomas and Betts for $3.9 Billion U.S. manufacturer Thomas and Betts said it has agreed to be acquired by Switzerland's ABB  in a $3.9 billion cash transaction. Robo-Reality: Final Foreclosures Fall as Pipeline Swells The number of new foreclosures in 2011 dropped nearly 40 percent, according to year-end numbers just released by Lender Processing Services; there is, however, little cause for celebration.