Many banks in the Bay area continued to decline in the third quarter, with three rating zero stars in the closely watched BauerFinancial analysis. ...more

December 16, 2009

Florida banks merging The parent companies of Palm Harbor-based Anderen Bank and Orlando-based First Commercial Bank of Florida will merge, the companies said Monday. The combination of Anderen Financial and FCB Florida Bancorporation will create a bank with a presence in the Orlando and Tampa markets with $850 million in assets, including $100 million in capital. The new bank will keep the name First Commercial Bank of Florida. ...more

April 7, 2009

The number of Florida banks at risk of folding has more than doubled in the last few months, according to a Coral Gables rating agency. ...more

March 27, 2009

Banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported net losses of $26.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008. ...more

March 22, 2009

The number of Florida banks at risk of folding has more than doubled in the past few months, according to a Coral Gables rating agency. ...more

March 18, 2009

The number of Florida banks at risk of folding has more than doubled in the last few months, according to a Coral Gables rating agency. ...more

March 17, 2009

Two Florida banks are joining some of the country's largest lenders in temporarily halting foreclosures as the federal government tackles the housing crisis. ...more

February 15, 2009

MIAMI (AP) - Two Florida banks are joining some of the country's largest lenders in temporarily halting foreclosures as the federal government tackles the housing crisis. ...more

February 15, 2009

Nine Florida banks, including one in the Tampa Bay area, have applied for and received $164 million in bailout money under the federal government's $700 billion rescue package of financial institutions, according to the latest data from the U.S. Treasury Department. ...more

February 10, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist will introduce President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting today in Fort Myers, where Obama will push his economic stimulus package - a bill that has separated Crist from fellow Florida Republicans. ...more

February 10, 2009