As promised, federal authorities have amped up criminal mortgage fraud prosecutions. ...more

November 6, 2009

At the peak of the housing boom, an unemployed Tampa day trader managed to get two mortgages worth more than $300,000, despite having no income, authorities say. ...more

November 4, 2009

As promised, federal authorities have amped up criminal mortgage fraud prosecutions. ...more

November 3, 2009

Two more suspects were arrested Tuesday night on charges of mortgage fraud and grand theft stemming from the numerous grow houses discovered and dismantled in Highlands County in 2007. ...more

October 30, 2009

Investigations into marijuana grow houses discovered and dismantled in Highlands County in 2007 took one step forward when authorities announced the arrest of four Miami suspects alleged to be the owners of the homes. ...more

October 28, 2009

Local residents reeling from the housing crisis can get answers and help during a free town hall meeting Saturday. ...more

August 14, 2009

Local residents reeling from the housing crisis can get answers to questions and other information during a free town hall meeting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. ...more

August 14, 2009

The city has a 99.7 percent chance of seeing lower home prices through 2010 as more people lose jobs and decide not to buy homes, according to a report released Wednesday by Walnut Creek, Calif.-based PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. ...more

April 2, 2009

As more Floridians face losing their homes to foreclosure, more crooks emerge to take advantage of them, and the state's attorney general says the problem has become a crisis. ...more

March 27, 2009

Florida's attorney general says mortgage fraud in the state has become a crisis, and he's asking state agencies to step up their plans to battle mortgage fraud in a more cooperative way. ...more

March 26, 2009