Recent Entries
FLA MORTGAGE REGULATOR RESIGNS UNDER FIRE~AUGUST 12, 2008~MIAMI HERALD
By BILL KACZOR Associated Press Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's top mortgage industry regulator resigned Tuesday amid allegations... read more
A Q&A WITH GOVERNOR CRIST ON MORTGAGE REGULATION~AUGUST 12, 2008~MIAMI HERALD
A Q&A with Gov. Crist on mortgage regulation When Don Saxon unexpectedly quit his post as the head of the Office of FinancialRegulation a... read more
FLORIDA'S TOP MORTGAGE REGULATOR STEPS DOWN~AUGUST 13, 2008~MIAMI HERALD
BORROWERS BETRAYED Florida's top mortgage regulator steps down Under fire for weeks, Don Saxon resigned after the Cabinet expressed renewed ... read more
~WHAT THEY'RE SAYING~MIAMI HERALD~AUGUST 10, 2008~
What They're Saying --Don Saxon, the state's top mortgage industry regulator, said prosecutors routinely ask his agency not to revoke the license whe... read more
~STATE LET CROOK BROKERS KEEP WORKING~MIAMI HERALD~AUGUST 10, 2008~
State let crooked brokers keep working State regulators caught mortgage professionals breaking the law but allowed them to stay in the business with ... read more
LOAN SCANDAL: MAYBE IT WAS JUST JOB REHAB~MIAMI HERALD~JULY 27, 2008~
By CARL HIAASEN T he revelation that more than 10,000 convicted criminals have been welcomed with open arms into Florida's mortgage industr... read more
STATE MORTGAGE REGULATOR NO FIGHTER FOR BAN ON EX-CONS~MIAMI HERALD~JULY 28, 2008~
State mortgage regulator no fighter for ban on ex-cons Despite a claim that he has been 'proactive' in trying to bar ex-convicts from the mortgage bu... read more
WHOSE WATCHING THE BROKERS~MIAMI HERALD~JULY 20, 2008
The Office of Financial Regulation was created by the Florida Legislature to oversee the state's banks and securities and mortgage industries. This in... read more
IDENTITY THEFT IS NO BAR TO KEEPING A BROKER LICENSE~MIAMI HERALD~JULY 20, 2008
Identity theft is no bar to keeping a broker license Almost three years after he was arrested for arranging a fraudulent loan, a mortgage broker stil... read more
A CRIMINAL PAST, TRAIL NEW VICTIMS~MIAMI HERALD~JULY 20, 2008
A criminal past, a trail of new victims A convicted cocaine trafficker with a mortgage broker license ultimately admitted that he fleeced 30 customer... read more
