Archive for October 2013
Suntrust to pay more than $1Billion in Settlements
ATLANTA – Oct. 11, 2013 – SunTrust Banks Inc. said Thursday that it agreed to cash payments and consumer relief totaling more than $1 billion to settle claims over its handling of government-backed mortgages. The Atlanta-based banking company said that it agreed to provide $500 million in consumer relief and pay $468 million in cash…
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Read MoreClosed Home Sales Up 22% in Third Quarter of 2013
Closed Home Sales Up 22 Percent in Third Quarter 2013 Naples, Fla. (October 18, 2013) – The Naples area real estate market is outperforming last year’s third quarter activity as shown by three key real estate market indicators: sales, median closed price and inventory.The key indicators signal that the uptrend in the real estate market…
Read MoreFAQs for Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Oct. 7, 2013 – Homeowners hit with substantial increases in their flood insurance as a result of recent changes in the federal program should do their homework, experts say, because there may be ways to lower their bills. “A lot of people don’t know the flood map is not set in stone,”…
Read MoreAlex Rodriguez buys Miami Condo
With a 211-game suspension and the possibility, it appears, of his major league career coming to a premature end, Alex Rodriguez has embraced a more frugal lifestyle. The embattled New York Yankees slugger recently purchased a new high-rise condo in South Beach. However, it is not quite what we have come to expect of baseball’s richest player. A-Rod shelled out only…
Read MoreWhite House: President ‘committed’ to Everglades restoration
WASHINGTON – Oct. 1, 2013 – The White House highlighted its continued support for working with Florida to restore the Everglades, after Gov. Rick Scott requested that President Barack Obama personally inspect damage caused by increased water releases from Lake Okeechobee. “The president remains committed to the administration’s partnership with the state of Florida in…
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