Are banks any better to work with compared to last year?

I was hoping that banks had improved their attitudes and would start working with homeowners to keep them in their homes, but it doesn't seem to me like much has changed. I still feel like either they or the loan servicers are more eager to foreclosure which only contributes to the problems in the housing and economic sector. I am curious on how others are feeling. Have things been better for those of you trying to negotiate a short sale? I do hear some good stories occasionally, but the majority are bad where the banks or servicers are being total jerks and totally frustrating the homeowner so they give up and move out and say "forget it" It looks scary to me - I feel like we have a lot more foreclosures coming and feel they could be prevented.