Advocates urge struggling homeowners in South Florida to seek help

Advocates for struggling homeowners say the first and often most difficult step in dealing with financial woes tied to homeownership is confronting the problem and finding the right help. “People are afraid to call their [mortgage] servicers. When letters come in the mail, they put them in a drawer and don’t read them or they […]

Hispanic-owned marketing agencies grow in size, scope

Alma is a Hispanic advertising agency in Miami helping Americans see Latin culture in a new light. Consider an English-language TV commercial called Disfruta that Alma produced for McDonald’s to promote the restaurant chain’s fruit smoothie beverages: The 30-second spot shows a crowd of young Latinos and Latinas throwing paint-filled balloons at each other in […]