From Florida,
Florida’s consumer confidence fell three points in June to 68, possibly because of new and increased state fees for residents,
Click here for the rest:
http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/30/cc0609/

Fueled by the credit crisis and foreclosures, bankruptcy filings so far this year have surged in the five-county region that includes Brevard.
Click here for the full story:
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090426/BUSINESS/904260310/1006/news01

Related to our earlier post about October consumer bankruptcies…here is another take…from Tampa, Florida….
The sagging economy sparked 106,266 consumer bankruptcy filings in October,
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/national/
And here’s a recent article about debt from the New York Times…
“The Debt Trap”
…it covers the increasingly targeted credit card offers people are receiving as a result of consumer profiling….
Worth reading:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/business/22target.html?ref=yourmoney