Every once in awhile I like to get up on the proverbial soapbox and preach against or for some of the things that are going on around me. I don't expect to change anything all that much, but maybe someday when I have something to say, someone who has the say-so at changing things will pay attention and do something. ...more

March 26, 2009

Florida House Democratic Leader Franklin Sands says he and his wife have a significant loss from what authorities say was a $50 billion pyramid scheme run by Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff. ...more

December 22, 2008

Some of the world's biggest banking institutions and hedge funds reported potential huge losses on Monday as the impact of alleged fraud by arrested Wall Street investment manager Bernard Madoff spread far beyond U.S. borders. ...more

December 15, 2008

The government must toughen its monitoring of the $700 billion financial bailout to ensure that banking institutions limit their top executives' pay and comply with other restrictions, federal auditors said Tuesday in the first comprehensive review of the rescue package. ...more

December 2, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist announced Monday that Florida banks and mortgage lenders have agreed to delay certain foreclosure proceedings, an agreement that industry leaders described as a "reaffirmation" of what they are already doing. ...more

December 2, 2008

Bigger may not always be better, some local bankers think. Smaller community banks have weathered the economic storm better than many of the giant banking institutions, Patriot Bank Chief Executive Officer Stephen G. Zahorian argues. The Trinity-based bank has five branches in West Pasco and North Pinellas ...more

August 13, 2008