The two chief executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could get paid as much as $6 million for 2009, despite the companies' dismal performances this year, which cost taxpayers more than $100 billion. ...more

December 25, 2009

Bank of America's surprise move to pay back $45 billion in federal bailout money ratchets up pressure on rivals Wells Fargo and Citigroup to get out from under the government's thumb. But don't expect it to happen anytime soon. ...more

December 3, 2009

So what do you know about the health care bill? Unless you've been reading the legislation, you've probably been depending on talking heads, with their own agendas, to explain it. Here are some things to consider about the health care legislation, according to the Associated Press. ...more

November 29, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants smaller community banks to have greater access to the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund as the administration refocuses the bailout money on small businesses and homeowners and winds down programs aimed at big banks. ...more

October 20, 2009

Cigar-rolling put Tampa on the map, but some cigarmakers say a new federal tax on tobacco could stub it out. ...more

April 2, 2009

President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry Monday, rejecting turnaround plans from General Motors and Chrysler and raising the prospect of controlled bankruptcy for either ailing auto giant. ...more

March 30, 2009

A Georgia bank with a branch in Tampa was taken over by regulators Friday, marking the 21st failure this year of a federally insured bank. ...more

March 28, 2009

A Georgia bank with a branch in Tampa was taken over by regulators Friday, marking the 21st failure this year of a federally insured bank. ...more

March 27, 2009

Want government assistance? Just say no to drugs. Lawmakers in at least eight states, including Florida, want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing. ...more

March 27, 2009

Drug-Testing Scheme Regarding "Jobless Benefits Drug Test Proposed," Metro, March 17: ...more

March 19, 2009