LANSING -- Michigan consumers reported 4,259 complaints about their auto, life, homeowners and annuity insurers to state regulators in 2008, according to a report last week from the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation. Overall complaints to the state's consumer hotline ... [full story]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hours after being downgraded from a hurricane, Tropical Storm Carlos weakened further Sunday night as it headed west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. Carlos had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (95 kph), down ... [full story]

In the past few years discussion of failed banks has become a very popular topic and concern both in regional areas and on Capitol Hill. It’s also turned the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) and its Chairman Shelia Bair into ... [full story]