As soon as there is a critical downturn in the economy, large corporations turn their lobbyists loose... ...more

September 5, 2008

If recessions could have a sound, it would be the slam of lending windows shutting at banks. No wonder: When businesses and consumers have trouble borrowing money, economic growth may grind to a halt. ...more

January 30, 2008

More potential mortgage fraud cases were reported by lenders in Florida in 2007 than in the entire country the previous year, William Stern, a supervisory special agent with the FBI, said Friday. ...more

January 19, 2008

More banks have tightened lending standards on home mortgages, the Federal Reserve said Monday in the latest sign of fallout from a spreading credit crisis. ...more

November 6, 2007

but no more. I pay three times the taxes of homesteaders. I can no longer afford it. Place after place is for sale, and it's little wonder. ...more

November 3, 2007