Program could give Florida homeowners up to 18-month mortgage reprieve
By Diana Golobay

Florida's struggling homeowners could get an 18-month reprieve on mortgage payments under a state plan to spend $418m in federal foreclosure prevention aid.

The money is part of $1.5bn the Obama administration announced in February for five states hardest hit by the real estate crash and unemployment. Other states sharing the $1.5bn are Nevada, California, Arizona and Michigan.