Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty says his office and the Hartford Financial Services Group will refund or issue credits totaling more than $48 million to Florida businesses. ...more

August 14, 2009

Mercedes Homes Melbourne-based Mercedes Homes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection last week and plans to reorganize and stay in business. ...more

February 4, 2009

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Lincoln National Corp. won approval to buy lenders, a step by the insurers toward getting investments from the U.S. government, the Office of Thrift Supervision said Friday. ...more

January 10, 2009

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said it will cut 500 jobs this month or about 2 percent of its total work force, citing losses in its investment portfolios and declining revenue. ...more

November 5, 2008

PNC Financial Services Group said Friday that it is acquiring National City Corp. for $5.58 billion in one of the first concrete signs of how banks could use fresh investments from a government bailout program. ...more

October 25, 2008

There's a debate in the media about the recession. ...more

July 25, 2008

The economy remained "generally weak" heading into summer as rising costs for energy and food pounded consumers and forced some companies to push their own prices higher. ...more

June 12, 2008

Money can't buy me love, wrote Lennon and McCartney. But loving couples could be doing a better job managing their money. ...more

February 17, 2008

The Federal Reserve delivered powerful new relief to people and businesses squeezed by the ailing economy Wednesday, cutting interest rates ever deeper in an effort to avert or at least soften the blow of a recession. ...more

January 31, 2008

More troubling news erupted from the financial services sector Wednesday as Wachovia, PNC and Bank of America warned of bigger-than-expected writedowns and hinted that fourth quarter results could be disappointing. ...more

December 13, 2007