The Board of Governors for Florida's 11 public universities named two men to the University of South Florida's board of trustees this week. ...more

October 24, 2009

The Board of Governors for Florida's 11 public universities appointed two people to the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees this week. ...more

October 23, 2009

After receiving a tip, Clearwater detectives arrested a Tampa man yesterday who they say robbed a Fifth Third Bank branch on March 3. ...more

March 10, 2009

A Sarasota lawyer has admitted participating in what authorities have said was an $82.7 million mortgage loan scheme that defrauded seven banks. ...more

February 4, 2009

Melbourne-based Mercedes Homes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week and plans reorganize and stay in business. The builder, which was popular in Tampa Bay subdivisions during the housing boom, listed between 5,001 and 10,000 creditors and said it has assets between $100,001 and $500,000. Fifth Third Bank, which is owed $7.1 million, is listed as the largest creditor, according to the bankruptcy filing. 84 Lumber is owed about $615,000, and Deal Air Electrical Services is owed about $563,000. ...more

February 3, 2009

Jeffrey Gordon Merritt used a lunch bag and a BB pistol he bought for $30 from Wal-Mart to rob four banks in four months."Let's just get this over with," he told a teller at Andersen Bank in Palm Harbor on Sept. 16. ...more

January 29, 2009

Mortgage interest rates are at a 58-year low, and according to Fifth Third Bank, homeowners are applying for new loans at near-record levels. ...more

December 22, 2008

A man accused of robbing a Lakeland bank on Friday was arrested today in Sarasota, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 8, 2008

BANKRUPTCIES Middle District of Florida Tampa Division CHAPTER 7 ...more

November 29, 2008

Despite gloomy economic trends, groundbreakings for a bank and office building are good news in one of the city's redevelopment areas. ...more

November 19, 2008