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Help for more 'hardest hit' homeowners
The one billion dollar program that helps struggling homeowners pay their mortgages is getting an overhaul. Rules are being eased in order for more Floridians to qualify.
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When your car is towed away in error
They say their cars were towed without warning from a Palm Harbor parking lot. Taking Action reporter Jackie Callaway shows what happened and where to turn if this happens to you.
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Beware of summertime door-to-door sales
It's that time of year when high school and college age men and women hit the streets selling magazines door to door. The question is whether the money is going for a good cause or something entirely different.
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No money for murdered infant's funeral

A funeral home and cemetery step up to help a grieving woman after her newborn grandchild was killed. Her daughter -- the child's mother -- was charged with murder, and there is no money to bury the baby.
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Giant bee hive frightens neighbors

What started out as a small bee hive grew into a large colony in the middle of a Lakeland mobile home park. Worried residents waited weeks for management to act.
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Overdraft protection fees add up

Many people sign up for overdraft protection on a checking account, thinking it will protect from penalty fees if the account is overdrawn. But banks are raking in more than $31 billion a year in overdraft fees.
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Bank wipes out lady’s savings account

She opened an account with Wells Fargo with $7,000 in cash. Two weeks later, Wells Fargo took nearly all of it. Read inside to find out why, and how she got the money returned.
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It's cheap, but E85 gas isn’t selling

It's called e85, it sells for around 40 cents a gallon less than regular unleaded and it's compatible with many newer American-made cars. So why do only a couple of gas stations in the bay area carry it?
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