The commissioner who oversees Florida's mortgage industry defended his agency to top elected leaders. BY MATTHEW HAGGMAN AND JACK DOLAN Facing calls for his ouster after allowing thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida, the state's embattled chief mortgage regulator proposed changes that would toughen the law to help keep felons out of the industry. Office of Financial Regulation Commissioner Don Saxon issued a 40-page explanation of his agency's performance three days after a Miami Herald investigation revealed that thousands of criminals -- including some found guilty of bank robbery, cocaine trafficking and racketeering -- received licenses. ''I am concerned about the serious issues raised in the recent media investigation,'' Saxon wrote. ``I am committed to investigate the concerns and fully address all...
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