Mortgage interest rates are at a 58-year low, and according to Fifth Third Bank, homeowners are applying for new loans at near-record levels. ...more

December 22, 2008

The owners of the historic Kress Building are facing a litany of code violations for failing to fix up the crumbling facade of the downtown landmark. ...more

December 19, 2008

Owners of towing companies aren't the most sympathetic figures, hauling away and impounding illegally parked vehicles as they do. But Jeffrey Peters said this accounts for only about 5 percent of his business. Split Second mainly moves heavy equipment for contractors, and that's a business hit hard by the one-two punch of falling home construction and, until recently, rising fuel prices. ...more

November 28, 2008

Mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are suspending foreclosures for about 16,000 households during the holiday season. ...more

November 20, 2008

The still-cinched credit markets are anticipating a half-point interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this week, but investors are worried it won't be enough to quickly revive the economy. ...more

October 28, 2008

A Largo company that made millions by helping investors cash in on Florida's foreclosure boom is struggling to stay open. ...more

October 17, 2008

Please don't sell the future of the children of this country by handing a $700 billion blank check to the same people who caused our current problems. You will prolong problems that can work themselves out. ...more

October 6, 2008

David E. Rawson of Palm Harbor says the financial bailout legislation Congress has been considered is an unwise socialist idea. ...more

October 4, 2008

David E. Rawson of Palm Harbor says bailing out financial institution would be morally wrong, unconstitutional. ...more

September 27, 2008

I see that the same people who brought us the war in Iraq now want to sell us "bailout" program for Wall Street. While a bailout may be needed, I wonder how many of your readers would like to get one of those "no collateral, no review, no oversight" loans from the guy (Paulson) who was CEO of Goldman-Sachs. ...more

September 24, 2008