Existing home sales fell 15 percent in November compared to a year ago, and prices dipped along with them, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Association of Realtors.

A program created by the U.S. Treasury Department in January to help homeowners affected by the housing and unemployment crises is finally coming to Florida.

With Florida’s already troubled housing market roiled by a widening moratorium on foreclosures, Attorney General Bill McCollum called Tuesday for a meeting with major lenders, saying he fears a shockwave that could rock the state’s fragile economy.

Florida homeowners under threat of foreclosure were offered a ray of hope last week by reports that some banks were suspending foreclosure proceedings all over the U.S. due to faulty paperwork.

The race for chief financial officer is heating up with a web attack ad by Democratic challenger Lorranne Ausley on a subject that may prove perilous for her party’s nominee for governor.

Countrywide Home Loans, a subsidiary of Bank of America, agreed to pay to settle FTC charges that the company collected excessive fees from mortgage holders struggling to keep their homes.

Florida's investigation into bid rigging in municipal bonds widened this week with reports that several of the country's largest banks may have been involved in a nationwide conspiracy.

According to federal indictments, the CDR Financial Products of Beverly Hills, Calif., gave false information to municipalities and fed information to bankers allowing them to win with lower interest rates than they were otherwise willing to pay.