Bank of America hit with $250M in fines and refunds for ‘double-dipping’ fees and fake accounts

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 12, 2023. Posted in Business, Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America will reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150 million in fines for “double-dipping” on overdraft fees, withholding reward bonuses on credit cards and opening accounts without customer consent. Combined, it is one of the highest financial penalties in years against Bank of America, which has largely spent the last 15 years trying to clean up its reputation and market itself to the public as a bank focused on financial health and not on overdraft fee income and financial trickery. BofA must refund...

In jab at DeSantis, Florida Democrats cap fundraising dinner with raucous drag show

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 9, 2023. Posted in Election, Entertainment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, News, Politics, Things To Do.

MIAMI BEACH — The speeches were done, the politicians were off the stage, but the night wasn’t over for Florida Democrats. Party Chair Nikki Fried feigned surprise when the lights went out Saturday night. But the show was just getting started. For the finale of the Florida Democratic Party’s annual Leadership Blue conference and fundraiser, Fried arranged for an appearance by drag queen Velvet Lenore, who performed several numbers along with her backup dancers. The audience, Democratic activists and elected officials from throughout the state, erupted in applause. LeNore, 51, who lives in West...

State University System suspends FAU’s presidential search, citing alleged ‘anomalies’ in process

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2023. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Just days before the three finalists for Florida Atlantic University’s next president were set to speak at public forums, the search has been stopped in its tracks. State University System of Florida Chancellor Ray Rodrigues sent a letter to Brad Levine, chairman of both the FAU Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee, citing “anomalies that have been alleged in the Florida Atlantic University presidential search.” The letter, dated Friday, was posted on social media Friday evening. The letter said Rodrigues’ office “received concerning information,” including that search committee...

A sweet slice of history: Florida Keys celebrate 200th birthday with giant Key lime pie

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 4, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

BIG PINE KEY — Partying never gets old in the Florida Keys — especially for a milestone birthday like No. 200. The Florida Keys celebrated its bicentennial Monday along the Gulf of Mexico with a Key lime pie more than 13 feet in diameter — which organizers intend to certify as a world record. The festivities marked the anniversary of the Florida Territorial Legislature’s establishment of Monroe County on July 3, 1823 and celebrated its history. The county contains all of the Keys and a portion of Everglades National Park. During the Civil War, Key West remained in Union hands as a base for a...

Prosecutors in Trump document case ask judge to move trial date to December

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 24, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

Prosecutors in a court filing Friday asked the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s classified document case to push the trial date back from mid-August to December in Fort Pierce. Just earlier this week, the start date for the two-week trial was scheduled for Aug. 14. The government is now asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to begin with jury selection on Dec. 11, according to the motion. Legal experts this week told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the August date was too soon and would likely be moved. Because the case involves classified documents, Trump’s defense...

Destruction in Texas Panhandle: Storm blamed for 3 deaths wrecked mobile homes and main street

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 17, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Weather.

By DAVID ERICKSON, SARAH BRUMFIELD and BEATRICE DUPUY (Associated Press) PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized hail. Then, Devers said, across the high plains toward Perryton, the system spawned a tornado. Once the twister had moved through, Devers drove into into the town to find a path of wreckage local officials estimated was a quarter of a mile (400 meters) wide, and 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long. The Thursday afternoon...

Trump prepares for court appearance as 1st ex-president to face federal criminal charges

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 13, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

By ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department’s efforts to get them back. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark his second time since April facing a judge on criminal charges. But unlike a New York case some legal analysts derided as relatively trivial, the Justice Department’s first prosecution of a former president concerns conduct that prosecutors...

Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 9, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, Politics.

By ERIC TUCKER, JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if he’s convicted. But it also has enormous political implications, potentially upending a Republican presidential primary that Trump had been dominating and...

Mother fatally shot by neighbor after dispute over playing children, sheriff says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 6, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News.

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother was fatally shot through a door outside a neighbor’s home after what officials characterized on Monday as a 2 1/2-year feud over playing children. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said at a news conference Monday that deputies responding to a trespassing call at an Ocala home on Friday night found Ajike Owens suffering from gunshot wounds. The 35-year-old mother of four was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died. Ocala is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northwest of Orlando. “I wish our shooter would have called us instead of taking actions into her own...

Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 2, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By BEN NUCKOLS (Associated Press) OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title Thursday night. Dev, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, had his spelling career interrupted by the pandemic, then didn’t make it out of his regional bee last year. He got through his highly competitive regional this year for a third and final try at the national title, and he ended up holding the trophy over his head as confetti fell. His winning...

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