It's the new "F" word: foreclosure. At the Tampa Housing Authority's Center for Affordable Homeownership, counselors encourage people to say it, talk about it and learn how to avoid it. ...more

November 22, 2008

Thousands of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure can rest easy that they won't be evicted until at least early January. The nation's two largest providers of mortgages said this week they'll be working with homeowners to find a way to keep them in their homes. ...more

November 22, 2008

It's the new "F" word: foreclosure. At the Tampa Housing Authority's Center for Affordable Homeownership, counselors encourage people to say it, talk about it and learn how to avoid it. ...more

November 21, 2008

Who owns your loan? Thousands of homeowners pay their mortgages every month to their original lender, and they have no idea that an investor actually owns their loan. When a loan is sold, the homeowner is not typically notified. ...more

November 18, 2008

Relief is on the way for some financially strapped homeowners. Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America, which took control of Countrywide Financial Corp. early this year, said Monday it will modify bad mortgages with up to $8.4 billion in interest rate and principal reductions for 400,000 Countrywide customers. ...more

October 7, 2008

Lester A. Garone of New Port Richey says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will rule Washington, D.C., after the election. ...more

October 4, 2008

Top Bush administration officials paint a dire picture of recession, layoffs and more foreclosed homes if Congress doesn't quickly pass a proposed $700 billion financial bailout package. ...more

September 24, 2008

With the upheaval convulsing Wall Street this week, many average investors have spent the last several days wondering what they should do with their 401(k)s, money market accounts and other important investments. To help guide readers as they review savings and investment portfolios this weekend, we interviewed Gary Stempinski, a financial adviser with Raymond James Financial in Tampa, for top things to keep in mind and questions to ask your financial adviser. ...more

September 20, 2008

Financial advisers and brokers in the Tampa Bay area found themselves caught up in the turmoil of Wall Street this week as anxious clients called looking for help making sense of the breathtaking sweep of events. The tumult culminated Friday with a federal government plan to cleanse banks of the bad mortgages that had touched off a world financial crisis. The government plan ignited a two-day rally on Wall Street on Thursday and Friday that erased shattering losses earlier in the week when insurance giant AIG, swept up in the mortgage mess, teetered on bankruptcy. ...more

September 20, 2008

Questions and answers about the housing bill signed by President Bush on Wednesday to help as many as 400,000 struggling homeowners facing foreclosure: ...more

July 31, 2008