We're still No. 1. But save the confetti. Florida ranks highest among all states for mortgage fraud, according to a report released Monday by Reston, Va.-based Mortgage Asset Research Institute. ...more

August 26, 2008

An investigator in Attorney General Bill McCollum's office logged on to the Internet recently to prove a point. ...more

February 18, 2008

An investigator in Attorney General Bill McCollum's office logged on to the Internet recently to prove a point. ...more

February 18, 2008

Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for older homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement a legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for elderly homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement his legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. He testified this morning that he has nothing to show for his two-year windfall except about $1,500 in a bank account. ...more

December 7, 2007