Some of the nation's biggest banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and other less competitive institutions, even as they continue to extend federally backed loans to students at top universities. ...more

June 2, 2008

Shocked By Article Regarding "Storm Of Problems" (front page, May 18): I was shocked by the article. It gives the appearance that our government is too big, ineffective and giving away our tax dollars in the form of grants - with little oversight. It initiates the thought that government shouldn't be involved in citizens' private affairs. If we're not careful, exposures like this will create a cynical state and nation. ...more

May 27, 2008

Student loan companies, squeezed by the credit crisis, are getting some help from the federal government. ...more

May 22, 2008

Laurel Wittman and her husband, Eduardo Lopes, are examples of a rare species: successful short-sale buyers. ...more

May 13, 2008

At the center of the housing crisis, we're told, is someone called the "predatory lender." Such is the myth driving the housing debate in Washington, where both Democrats and Republicans are rushing toward a mortgage bailout. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA -- January was a tough month for home sales in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 25, 2008

With more than 30,000 pre-owned homes on the market in the Tampa Bay area, builders of new homes face fierce competition for buyers. ...more

February 23, 2008

Home sales in a six-county region of Southern California plunged last month to the slowest pace for any month in more than 20 years, the latest sign would-be buyers remain reluctant to enter a housing market still mired in a steep slump and hobbled by mortgage lending constraints. ...more

February 14, 2008

For homeowners in trouble, a short sale can be a good alterative to foreclosure. It doesn't help them keep the home, but it can keep the black mark of foreclosure off their credit report. ...more

January 8, 2008

The Federal Reserve moved Tuesday to protect homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a mortgage meltdown that has forced record numbers of people from their homes. ...more

December 19, 2007