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Business and Economic News

U.S. Bank pays $200 million to end federal lending probe

The Minneapolis-based financial giant ignored Federal Housing Administration insurance and other mortgage lending requirements from 2006 through 2011, causing substantial losses to taxpayers and contributing to home foreclosures nationwide.
by Martin Moylan

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5 creative ways to pay for college

5 creative ways to pay for college

With the price of tuition showing little sign of falling from its peak, we're taking an alternate route. Two experts join us to talk about creative ways to pay for school.

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SW light rail Minneapolis vote nears deadline

Every city along the proposed line has until July 14 to vote on the project. Hopkins and Minnnetonka have already approved it. St. Louis Park and Hennepin County are scheduled to vote next week, Eden Prairie the week after that.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Housing market fake-outs stump economists

Housing market fake-outs stump economists

More than six years after the housing crash, economists are still trying to figure out what exactly is going on with the housing market. Many feel it's too hard for people to get mortgages, and say that's partly why sales are sluggish. Homebuilding remains slumped at levels not seen since World War II.
by Chris Arnold

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Harley hopes an electric hog will appeal to young, urban riders

Harley hopes an electric hog will appeal to young, urban riders

Motorcycles powered by rechargeable batteries have been buzzing around for years, capturing a small part of the U.S. motorcycle market. Harley-Davidson, meanwhile, has always been known for its gasoline-powered bikes. But that's changing, a company spokesman says. "People in an urban environment have different needs and different requirements," he says. "They're maybe running around to the grocery store."
by Chuck Quirmbach

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Price of pork rises as pig virus spreads

Price of pork rises as pig virus spreads

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, or PEDv, has killed more than 7 million piglets in the past year, and the number of cases is on the rise. Many hog producers are worried about how to keep their farms immune from a disease that has no proven cure.
by Abbie Fentress Swanson

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Bremer trustees paying themselves too much, watchdog says

Bremer trustees paying themselves too much, watchdog says

The Washington, D.C.,-based National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy is asking the Minnesota attorney general to investigate the Otto Bremer Foundation after it fired its executive director.
by Matt Sepic

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