Florida's Office of Financial Regulation has reached a $4.8 million settlement with Banc of America Securities LLC and Banc of America Investment Services. ...more

July 31, 2009

Bank of America Corp. could eventually shrink its 6,100-branch network by about 10 percent as consumers choose other methods of banking, a company spokesman said Tuesday. ...more

July 29, 2009

A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. ...more

July 15, 2009

The Fourth of July brought old-fashioned fun to the Pasco County Fairgrounds. The annual Sparklebration included apple pie and hot dog eating contests, balloon artists, clowns and more, and parachutists from Skydive City in Zephyrhills dropped in with flags. Major sponsors were Medical Clinic and Dade City Business Center. Other sponsors included The Tampa Tribune; Pasco County Tourist Development Council; CenterState Bank; West Florida, N.A.; State Farm Insurance, Baldy Boyd, agent; Growers Fertilizer Corp.; Tampa Electric Co.; San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union; Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc.; First National Bank of Pasco; Jarrett Ford; Pasco Regional Medical Center; Smile Design; and Bank of America. ...more

July 8, 2009

Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America plans to lay off 81 employees in Tampa, according to a notice it filed with Florida regulators. ...more

June 18, 2009

The government will provide another $3.1 billion to a group of mortgage servicing companies as an incentive to modify loans to combat record levels of foreclosures. ...more

June 17, 2009

A Clearwater Fire & Rescue assistant chief on his way to an emergency call this afternoon crashed into another vehicle that pulled into his path, authorities say. ...more

May 12, 2009

Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. will need to raise more capital based on preliminary results of their government-run "stress tests" - unless they succeed in appealing the findings, according to two people familiar with the matter. ...more

April 29, 2009

At a time when most people are struggling, major banks that have obtained taxpayer monies through bailout programs have decided to "help" the consumer by lowering credit limits and increasing interest rates. Isn't it ironic that banks such as Bank of America, Citicorp., HSBC, etc., which have obtained so much of our money to cover their screw-ups, now want to turn the screws on the consumer even further than they have in the past? ...more

April 8, 2009

Some small and midsize businesses lately are ready to strangle their bankers, who they say have cut off lines of credit and called in loans. ...more

March 28, 2009