For more than a year, insurance underwriter Robert S. Garcia Jr. falsified homeowners and motor vehicle insurance documents, leading clients to believe they had coverage when they did not, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detectives said Friday. ...more

November 10, 2007

An index that forecasts near-term home sales fell in August to a record low as would-be homebuyers had difficulty getting mortgages. Economists said the housing market's woes show no sign of improving soon. ...more

October 3, 2007

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, whose efforts to clamp down on mortgage-lending abuses were thwarted by the last Republican Congress, is about to try again. He should have better luck this time. ...more

September 18, 2007

Regarding 'Fed Urges Mortgage Firms To Help Prevent Defaults' (Business, Sept. 5): ...more

September 7, 2007

It's hard to know how scared to be if you don't know the size of the threat. No, not terrorism, housing. ...more

September 4, 2007