Controversy over ex-convict mortgage brokers reignites today when Attorney General Bill McCollum proposes overhauling professional licensing for felons. ...more

October 21, 2008

The state attorney general's office is taking legal action against five companies that have been offering debt relief services, and it is opening formal investigations into five similar companies. ...more

October 15, 2008

As the economy has sunk, burglary and theft have been on the rise, and Florida's top prosecutor warns that it could get worse. ...more

October 14, 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

Last year, Gov. Charlie Crist signed off on a gaming compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe. Now Florida's Supreme Court has ruled that Crist lacked authority to do that. ...more

October 5, 2008

As Hurricane Ike lumbered across the Gulf of Mexico two weeks ago, many of the people who live along the Texas coast packed up and headed inland, anticipating the worst. ...more

September 20, 2008

Attorney General Bill McCollum is urging federal authorities to stop the Seminole Tribe from offering gaming at their casinos that is illegal elsewhere in Florida. ...more

September 20, 2008

Attorney General Bill McCollum has written to federal authorities asking them to force the Seminoles to stop offering gaming at their casinos that is illegal elsewhere in Florida. ...more

September 19, 2008

The Florida attorney general's office has sued 10 companies and 15 individuals for roles they may have played in a $37 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 60 homes from Orange County to Pinellas County. ...more

September 19, 2008

The Florida Attorney General's Office is suing 10 companies and 15 individuals for their alleged roles in a major mortgage fraud scheme. ...more

September 18, 2008