Federal regulators have assumed control of Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, which has six branches in the Tampa Bay area, in an effort to shore up its financial stability and protect its assets. ...more

April 27, 2009

Federal regulators have assumed control of Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, which has six branches in the Tampa Bay area, in an effort to shore up its financial stability and protect its assets. ...more

April 26, 2009

The Boss is owning up to a mistake. In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal with Wal-Mart. Last month, the store started exclusively selling a Springsteen greatest-hits CD. ...more

February 1, 2009

A person close to Britney Spears says the singer has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama "Sam" Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib. ...more

January 30, 2009

A court document filed by Peter Falk's daughter says the Emmy-winning actor is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. ...more

December 16, 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

Consumers shopping for a loan have yet to see much benefit from the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac almost three weeks ago, but the new chief executive officers of the mortgage finance companies planned to tell lawmakers Thursday that they are working to stabilize the housing market. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, announced Sunday that the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...more

September 8, 2008

The Bush administration, acting to avert the potential for major financial turmoil, says the federal government was taking control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...more

September 7, 2008

Senior officials from the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve on Friday informed top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants, that the government was preparing to seize the two companies and place them in a conservatorship, officials and company executives briefed on the discussions said. ...more

September 6, 2008