Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. of Ocala said Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection after moves this month by regulators led to a virtual shutdown of what had been one of the nation's biggest independent mortgage bankers. ...more

August 25, 2009

David Stevens, president of the Long & Foster Companies Inc. real estate firm, is expected to be selected today to run the Federal Housing Administration. ...more

March 23, 2009

A family member's medical emergency forced Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite to leave Washington Monday as the House prepared to debate and vote on President Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus package. ...more

January 28, 2009

The default rate for mortgages recently insured by the Federal Housing Administration has been climbing, an alarming trend for an agency that is playing a vastly expanded role in the mortgage market and backing roughly a quarter of all the loans made last year. ...more

January 26, 2009

More strings might come attached to federal aid to Pasco County for a foreclosure rescue plan than county commissioners first thought. ...more

November 12, 2008

Pasco County and federal authorities might be in a tug of war over how best to spend nearly $20 million of federal aid in a foreclosure rescue plan. ...more

November 5, 2008

Homebuilders are always trying to sell their homes, but these days they have an extra incentive: beating the clock. ...more

August 27, 2008

Editor's Note: This is the second installment in an occasional series about how Brandon area residents and businesses are coping with inflation, high gas prices and other effects of the nation's troubled economy. ...more

August 20, 2008

Congress' plan to allow people to refinance into more affordable mortgages won't just relieve thousands of homeowners - it's also expected to save the banks that issued the loans billions of dollars. ...more

July 29, 2008

Barack Obama Meets Gordon Brown, Tony Blair LONDON (AP) - Presidential contender Barack Obama was meeting Saturday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the last leg of his European and Middle Eastern tour. ...more

July 27, 2008