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<title><![CDATA[Florida mortgage firm settles federal charges - The Associated Press]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgEIkFxTqNa14mnipJiLORK7WIzQ&amp;url=http://townhall.com/news/business/2010/07/30/regulators_close_banks_in_fla,_ga,_ore,_wash"><img src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/fSI4qmLYjGiruM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">Town Hall</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGx66uDy8DAB5F5q_2Xhe_-OJZ51w&amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jQOfXIKz98ovQCraeNzhLaHLc9jAD9H901PO1"><b><b>Florida mortgage</b> firm settles federal charges</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">The Associated Press</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that Home Assure LLC, based in Clearwater, Fla., promised borrowers <b>mortgage</b> relief in exchange for fees of up to <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHGxZm58kuYzaAfi_a0C2-tFmqmEA&amp;url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10211/1076316-28.stm">FTC nabs &#39;foreclosure saving&#39; Fla. firm</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Pittsburgh Post Gazette</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH_Nq8mDTSThYqtn7Ojvfnsgkl1qQ&amp;url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/30/ftc-bans-8-marketers-from-selling-mortgage-relief/">FTC bans 8 marketers from selling <b>mortgage</b> relief</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Las Vegas Sun</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNF_Wxqihprk8eixvLMocYuz4vDlnQ&amp;url=http://www.collectionscreditrisk.com/news/mortgage-relief-marketer-to-pay-in-settlement-3002747-1.html"><b>Mortgage</b> Relief Company To Pay $2.4 Million In Settlement</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Collections & Credit Risk (blog)</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFLwv9IgXItJfM_B61Ih6M4Gj12tg&amp;url=http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/07/30/home-assure-to-repay-2-4-million-to-mortgage-rescue-victims/"><nobr>WalletPop (blog)</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNUB0Rc_tEWEMLOpUMKgP6YA0sdA&amp;url=http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid%3D201007291442dowjonesdjonline000737%26title%3Dmortgage-relief-firm-to-reimburse-24-millioncease-marketing"><nobr>NASDAQ</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcs2G2lQ_fBH6rwzJ9S3NTymRlGQ&amp;url=http://www.housingwire.com/2010/07/29/ftc-reaches-2-4m-settlement-to-ban-foreclosure-rescue-company"><nobr>Housing Wire</nobr></a></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=diWTsCZZwNtnFRMYDd8-qGdvoEDUM"><nobr><b>all 96 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GOP race for Florida attorney general seems wide open - MiamiHerald.com]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7h3785xAZJjuZuZF7Iws5eHUboQ&amp;url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/01/1755858/gop-race-for-florida-attorney.html"><b>GOP race for <b>Florida</b> attorney general seems wide open</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">MiamiHerald.com</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">She says she would beef up the agency&#39;s efforts to combat <b>mortgage</b> fraud and healthcare fraud. A former Democrat, she is counting on strong support from the <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dNGYOmKADFzyNQM"><nobr><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures continue to plague Tucson housing market - Inside Tucson Business]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcgHrVbDeMLcszH-oFvrM_OX-i_Q&amp;url=http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/28/2114731/foreclosure-activity-up-across.html"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/qn0gTWk2oAtDjM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">Kansas City Star</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHF6CWMmmhoadqGKsMwb68_9PHM8g&amp;url=http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2010/07/30/construction_real_estate/doc4c52f4ed8bd9a778743874.txt"><b><b>Mortgage</b> delinquencies, foreclosures continue to plague Tucson housing market</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Inside Tucson Business</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">Four states — Arizona, California, Nevada and <b>Florida</b> — accounted for all 20 metro areas having the highest foreclosure rates. <b>Florida</b> led the way with <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEwBw3C1t8C5DLZ_eQs6ia23d_vjg&amp;url=http://www.benzinga.com/10/07/404577/foreclosures-continue-to-dramatically-increase-in-2010">Foreclosures Continue To Dramatically Increase In 2010</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Benzinga</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFnRiCPFugDEVAEevIjl8SzVMtLuQ&amp;url=http://www.credit.com/news/credit-debt/2010-07-30/metropolitan-areas-see-foreclosures-increase-75-percent.html">Metropolitan areas see foreclosures increase 75 percent</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Credit.com News</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNG62YVcBxo338Aw_Fzb0ergRVhFzQ&amp;url=http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/07/foreclosure_rate_may_be_easing.html">Foreclosure rate may be easing in metro Birmingham market</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>al.com (blog)</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdKA3ObY353Iw5qzVCEFMEhl-O3g&amp;url=http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/real-estate/the-10-worst-real-estate-markets-in-the-u-s-where-foreclosure/19573907/"><nobr>DailyFinance</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH1Q2uI_PAASRxNOLPmyOM-kKPJDA&amp;url=http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100730/NEWS01/7300328/Tulare-County-s-foreclosure-rate-ranks-19th-nationally"><nobr>Visalia Times-Delta</nobr></a>&nbsp;-<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHNPijPRCE5kvfZ97O2uxlqC1tMKA&amp;url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/29/2369617/n-texas-mortgage-delinquencies.html"><nobr>Fort Worth Star Telegram</nobr></a></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=d863W_hqbPyIAaM_jSjRQNA04uNOM"><nobr><b>all 515 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greene crashes Democrats' party - Tbo.com]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeff Greene: A self-made mystery - MiamiHerald.com]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Six charged in South Florida mortgage scam - MiamiHerald.com]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Kislak Mortgage to Open Storefronts Throughout Florida to Provide Easily ... - PR Newswire (press release)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNG8jsHdsfbAEUQMhQdjV7l3DYy1Vg&amp;url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kislak-mortgage-to-open-storefronts-throughout-florida-to-provide-easily-accessible-mortgage-loans-98916099.html"><b>Kislak <b>Mortgage</b> to Open Storefronts Throughout <b>Florida</b> to Provide Easily <b>...</b></b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">PR Newswire (press release)</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">&quot;Kislak Mortgage is a historic Florida-based mortgage lender and we believe that now is the time for <b>Florida mortgage</b> buyers to be served by a Florida <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHh8XQH5pWerxBbWaG4PI1xgxtHLA&amp;url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/21/1740735/kislak-to-open-mortgage-stores.html">Kislak to open <b>mortgage</b> stores in <b>Florida</b></a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>MiamiHerald.com</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJK30bWUFD6wY8GLBSGw-orvLWtg&amp;url=http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/07/19/daily26.html">Kislak <b>Mortgage</b> to open 2 Orlando offices</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Orlando Business Journal</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUfI-SnFl3qAmtG43y2tSkA6Nb1w&amp;url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/07/19/daily37.html">Kislak to expand as <b>mortgage</b> activity grows</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Bizjournals.com</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=df3TsTVgPU0OY9MNxUHtYfw11dghM"><nobr><b>all 14 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDIC gets into the securitization business - MarketWatch]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGkgSQ3upyk1plK68N0t3bQdSCp1Q&amp;url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/uk-govt-may-cut-bbc-licence-feeausterity-drive_470543.html"><img src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/yThKc-maaHECIM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">Moneycontrol.com</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQRzkIhKP6ejcp8aVMrNmJ4aAuIA&amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fdic-gets-into-the-securitization-business-2010-07-30"><b>FDIC gets into the securitization business</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">MarketWatch</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">With interest rates at record lows, there&#39;s never been a better time to save money on your <b>mortgage</b>. But watch out for pitfalls in the rush to refinance, <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGHzaHOibjhwwpVP-Bnkaq0_dAkAQ&amp;url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content%3DD9H9O81O0">Regulators shut down banks in Fla., Ga., Ore., Wash.; makes 108 US bank <b>...</b></a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>CanadianBusiness.com</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyA7TbPwPrPRzw41ofepOM9jsD1A&amp;url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id%3D136875%26sectionid%3D3510203">More bank failures grip US economy</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Press TV</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEGiGVPMVYvBwOEeIR6wfG8i-hJ8g&amp;url=http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/07/26/daily53.html">Cowlitz Bank closed, sold to Heritage Bank</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Puget Sound Business Journal</nobr></font></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoCyFWEFGQKaY2kZ6diTKRP7PIYA&amp;url=http://www.housingwire.com/2010/07/30/fdic-closes-409m-securitization-of-prime-and-adjustable-rate-mortgages"><nobr>Housing Wire</nobr></a></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dHRq03oox5-XEkMjrFyOx4aWCG6MM"><nobr><b>all 689 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Galleon, BP, Visa, New Star, Kebble, EU-Budweiser, WestLB in Court News - Bloomberg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHW0ThoAvfpI3Cp7PB2sXwFSB9Scw&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-30/galleon-bp-visa-new-star-kebble-eu-budweiser-westlb-in-court-news.html"><b>Galleon, BP, Visa, New Star, Kebble, EU-Budweiser, WestLB in Court News</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Bloomberg</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">“Even in late 2007, as the <b>mortgage</b> market was rapidly deteriorating, Citigroup boasted of superior risk-management skills in reducing its subprime exposure <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dugnEVOJokLQMAM"><nobr><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Where the housing bust hurt most in South Florida: Median prices by ZIP code - Sun-Sentinel]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyW4uH2F26ZvbT7GOn7Hw1vRFIjw&amp;url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-housing-prices-comparison-20100730,0,6669832.story"><b>Where the housing bust hurt most in South <b>Florida</b>: Median prices by ZIP code</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Sun-Sentinel</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">&quot;We had a lot of rampant speculation and fly-by-night <b>mortgage</b> lenders and when they went away, the market collapsed.&quot; The result: plummeting home prices <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br /><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ned=us&amp;ncl=dRbG06nZO4ztkrM"><nobr><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Florida mortgage firm settles federal charges]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Florida mortgage firm settles federal charges Updated Jul 29, 2010 09:16PM MDT Washington  Federal regulators say a Florida company they accused of misleading borrowers who were seeking to avoid foreclosure has agreed to repay the consumers $2.4 million to settle those charges. The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that Home Assure LLC, based in Clearwater, Fla., promised borrowers ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Foreclosures]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[These are mortgage foreclosures filed with the civil division of the Circuit Court for Jan. 11-Jan. 14. Names in bold are the subject of, or have an interest in, the foreclosure action. Lighter names filed the foreclosure action.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Florida mortgage rates at record lows, but who can get them?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[South Florida mortgage rates at record lows, but who can get them?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Florida Attorney General: The job and the Democratic primary candidates]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Miami Mortgage Broker Flipped Houses to Get High]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Six Miami residents turned homes into grow houses across South Florida. Florida - Miami - United States - Metro Areas - Miami-Fort Lauderdale]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Regulators close 3 banks in Florida, Georgia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Regulators on Friday shut two banks in Florida and one in Georgia, lifting to 106 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Florida leads nation in foreclosures in first half of 2010]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Florida leads nation in foreclosures in first half of 2010]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Florida market was 'ground zero' for U.S. housing bust]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-housing-prices-comparison-20100730,0,6669832.story?track=rss]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[We look at how Broward and Palm Beach county median housing prices for single family homes and condos have changed over five years by ZIP code.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fla. mortgage firm settles charges]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators said a Florida company they accused of misleading borrowers who were seeking to avoid foreclosure has agreed to repay the consumers $2.4 million to settle those charges.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Regulators shut down 2 Florida banks, 1 in Georgia; makes 106 failures this year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut two banks in Florida and one in Georgia, lifting to 106 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the]]></description>
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