The former vice president of one of the nation's largest subprime lenders was convicted Wednesday for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 100 loans in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk and Pinellas counties. ...more

July 31, 2008

TAMPA - The former vice president of one of the nation's largest subprime lenders was convicted Wednesday for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 100 loans in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk and Pinellas counties. ...more

July 30, 2008

Perhaps the best way to understand how it could be possible for more than 10,000 people with criminal records to win state approval to work in the mortgage business is to think of Florida as historically sort of the Al-Qaida of real estate. ...more

July 26, 2008

The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged his office did not follow a screening law but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 25, 2008

MIAMI (AP) - The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 25, 2008

The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 24, 2008

A second group called on Tuesday for Florida's top mortgage regulator to step down, a day after the state's chief financial officer asked for his resignation. ...more

July 23, 2008

It's no surprise Florida leads the nation in mortgage fraud. State regulators have allowed thousands of criminals to enter the mortgage business, scarcely lifting a finger to protect homebuyers from con artists. ...more

July 22, 2008

A little-noticed provision co-authored by Sen. Mel Martinez and contained in a massive Senate housing bill would create a national licensing registry for mortgage loan workers, requiring them to undergo fingerprinting and background checks. ...more

July 12, 2008

A nationwide crackdown on mortgage fraud that began in March has ensnared 18 Florida residents, whose charges were announced by federal authorities Thursday. ...more

June 20, 2008