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A new analysis of FTC complaints found Miami ranked fourth nationwide for debt collection calls, while Florida placed among the states with the highest complaint rates.
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A new analysis of FTC complaints found Miami ranked fourth nationwide for debt collection calls, while Florida placed among the states with the highest complaint rates.
Mortgage rates, though still well below their level a year ago, have edged up since the Iran war erupted. Here's why.
According to data from Homes.com, in the second half of 2025, more homeowners had mortgages with rates at or above 6% than those with loans below 3%.
A new report from Realtor.com projects that the housing market will shift in a more buyer-friendly direction in 2026.
A growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure.
They bought homes with big dreams, and even bigger mortgage payments, hoping to refinance once rates dropped.
Details are still sparse, but a 50-year loan could meaningfully reshape a housing market where 30 years is the norm.
Doug Lebda died on Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle accident, according to LendingTree.
Mortgage rates have declined to the lowest levels of the year, but housing market affordability is a little more complicated. The median home price is nearly $440,000.
Unable to find buyers, a growing number of sellers are pulling their homes off the market rather than compromise on price.
Mortgage rates jumped higher on Monday following Moody's downgrade of U.S. debt, adding to the headwinds facing homebuyers.
The City of Miami is offering a first-time homebuyer program, which is a zero-interest loan for those who meet the income requirements.
One day after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, CBS News Miami is exploring how the move can help you save money.
The Average rate for 30-year fixed mortgage now stands at 6.44%, the lowest in 16 months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Many so-called zombie mortgages date back to the 2008 financial crisis, and consumer advocates warn a new wave of zombies could be on the horizon — this time, from all the home equity credit lines taken out during the pandemic.
Continued demand and lack of inventory are driving up the prices of homes at a time when mortgage rates are also climbing.
The median mortgage payment jumped to a record $2,843 in April, up nearly 13% from a year ago, a new analysis finds.
Inflation is moving sideways, remaining above 3% for the first three months of 2024. Here's how that could impact your finances.
Mortgage rates recently hit their highest levels in more than two decades, pricing many out of the market. Here's what to expect in 2024.
"Even places that historically have been affordable now need six figures," according to Redfin's chief economist.
The average interest rate on a typical mortgage is now 7.49%, worsening the nation's housing affordability crunch.
Mortgage rates have spiked during the Federal Reserve's historic rate-hiking campaign
After 10 straight interest-rate hikes, borrowers face sharply higher costs for credit cards, mortgages and other loans.
A little-known surcharge set to change on May 1 could impact consumers in different ways.
Beginning May 1, some people with higher credit scores may actually end up paying a higher fee.
Our rain chances and temperatures will trend even higher for the end of the workweek into the weekend.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI says its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an "unprecedented cyber incident."
The crash in 1952 killed 52 people and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight.
The Pentagon insists the Strait of Hormuz is open, but the threat to shipping is increasing, along with oil prices.
The Astros won their second in a row and are 2-3 since the All-Star break, while the Marlins have lost five straight since the break.
Our rain chances and temperatures will trend even higher for the end of the workweek into the weekend.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI says its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an "unprecedented cyber incident."
The crash in 1952 killed 52 people and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight.
The Pentagon insists the Strait of Hormuz is open, but the threat to shipping is increasing, along with oil prices.
The Astros won their second in a row and are 2-3 since the All-Star break, while the Marlins have lost five straight since the break.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
More than 43,000 immigrants were arrested last month as DHS continues to detain people in less-publicized enforcement surges.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said he darted across a busy road in St. Augustine, Florida, and into the path of a truck.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.