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

LAND O' LAKES - The developers of Connerton are negotiating with an unnamed, deep-pockets investor to buy the struggling development in the heart of Pasco County. ...more

October 29, 2009

Rafael and Tina Castillo thought their mortgage lender must have made a mistake when it sent them their loan modification paperwork this month. ...more

March 22, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Schools Superintendent Heather Fiorentino has turned to President Barack Obama for assistance after Wachovia Bank more than doubled the fee the school district pays for the letter of credit on a school construction bond issue. ...more

March 18, 2009

More vacant and abandoned foreclosure properties are popping up across America. ...more

March 9, 2009

Sin City is worried that its well-honed style is crimping its business. Born of carefully crafted slogans - "What happens here stays here" - and smiling, sequined showgirls, the image of a 24-hour adult Disneyland with free-flowing booze and casino chips is making the tourist destination seem radioactive to companies keen on not appearing frivolous as they seek government bailouts. ...more

February 15, 2009

Wells Fargo Bank took back the BayWalk shopping center Friday morning as the only bidder at a foreclosure sale of the St. Petersburg property. ...more

February 14, 2009

Wells Fargo Bank took back the BayWalk shopping center Friday morning, as the only bidder at a foreclosure sale of the St. Petersburg property. ...more

February 13, 2009

Companies that took billion-dollar taxpayer bailouts have pulled back from corporate trips perceived as extravagant. Now the withdrawal is being felt in the Bay area. ...more

February 12, 2009

Companies that took billion-dollar taxpayer bailouts have pulled back from corporate trips perceived as extravagant. Now the withdrawal is being felt in Tampa Bay. ...more

February 11, 2009