A Hummer, a 1957 hot rod, a comfortable house in a gated community - if Bob Vigliotti wanted something, he bought it. Cash or credit didn't matter. As a successful commercial real estate developer from Naples, Fla., he could afford it. Until he couldn't. ...more

December 23, 2009

Thousands of Tampa Bay area homeowners face foreclosure, and they don't always find help on the other end of their lender's 1-800 number. ...more

April 15, 2009

Bernard Madoff's guilty plea Thursday must not end the government's efforts to find answers - and more potential culprits - in the biggest financial fraud in history. The 70-year-old Madoff deserves what amounts to a life sentence for defrauding 4,800 investors with his high-flying Ponzi scheme. ...more

March 14, 2009

When it comes to graduation gifts for high school or college students, many parents turn their thoughts to laptops, jewelry, luggage or cash. ...more

May 25, 2008

With so much bad economic news coming out, you may be feeling overwhelmed. You may believe there is nothing you can do to prevent your own household from crumbling financially. ...more

February 10, 2008

An Ocala jury went home without reaching a verdict Thursday in the tax evasion trial of Wesley Snipes. ...more

February 1, 2008

The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case completed its first full day of deliberations Wednesday without a verdict. Snipes and two co-defendants are accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count 2006 indictment. The action star faces six additional charges for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. ...more

January 31, 2008

Suggests several potential remedies. ...more

January 16, 2008

The county property appraiser's office recorded 1,928 foreclosures in 2007, more than a 250 percent increase from 2006. ...more

January 15, 2008

Suggests several potential remedies. ...more

January 15, 2008