Pam Bondi

Floridians Get More Money For Mortgage Assistance

Gina Jordan — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000

An additional $60 million in assistance from a national mortgage settlement is now available to Floridians who lost their homes due to unfair foreclosure practices.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced how the money will be used.

Mortgage Companies Give Florida $3.6 Billion For Bad Deals

Ashley Lopez — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that five of the country's biggest mortgage companies are forking over $3.6 billion dollars for "foreclosure abuses and unacceptable mortgage servicing practices," which spurred the state's foreclosure crisis.

ProPublica: State Lawmakers Are Holding Up $300 Million Meant to Help Homeowners

Ashley Lopez — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:56:59 +0000

ProPublica reports that $300 million awarded to Florida through a settlement over bad mortgages and foreclosures remains untouched.

That money is meant to help homeowners in Florida that were hurt by the state's housing crisis.

Millions of dollars were given to individuals and state governments by big banks accused of wrongful foreclosures and other mortgage servicing abuses.

Florida got the biggest sum of money-- besides California-- because the state was wracked by the housing crisis.

AP: Bondi Not Backing GOP On Fight Over State Supreme Court Justices

Ashley Lopez — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:11:59 +0000

Florida's Attorney General, Pam Bondi, says she's not backing the state GOP's effort to oust three state Supreme Court Justices.

The Florida GOP is currently endorsing a conservative effort to remove Justices Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince from the Florida Supreme Court. All three are considered by conservatives to be the most liberal members of the Court-- and they are up for a merit retention vote this year. This means Floridians will vote on whether these judges get to keep their job at the state's highest court.