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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Tag: Housing

St. Paul forgives loan it never really made

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert May 28, 2014, 1:15 PM May 28, 2014
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The city of St. Paul is poised to forgive a $2.4 million loan it never really made.
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JPMorgan Chase, Faith Burns and the mortgage meltdown

Dan Olson November 27, 2013, 6:02 AM Nov 27, 2013
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The bank last week agreed to the largest fine ever levied by the government – a $13 billion penalty for mortgage loan abuses leading up to the mortgage meltdown. Read more →

St. Paul back in court on landmark legal case

Tim NelsonTim Nelson November 2, 2012, 5:30 PM Nov 2, 2012

Famous “quid pro quo” case might be headed back to court

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Congressional inquiry into St. Paul housing case widens

Laura YuenLaura Yuen November 1, 2012, 8:00 AM Nov 1, 2012

Housing and Urban Development officials helped shape a troubling case of “quid pro quo” in St. Paul, according to allegations from House Republicans.

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St. Paul blocks ‘private dorms’ near St. Thomas

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert August 9, 2012, 4:38 PM Aug 9, 2012
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St. Paul puts a one-year moratorium on apartment buildings that have “design features similar to that of ‘dormitory’ style housing” on Grand Ave. between Cretin and Fairview.

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Brother Ali hosts Occupy show in north Minneapolis

Jon CollinsJon Collins August 8, 2012, 4:48 PM Aug 8, 2012

The day after Occupy Homes MN activists found out that a bank had offered Coon Rapids homeowners a loan modification, the hip-hop star is hosting an event for a gathering of Occupy activists in north Minneapolis.

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Populations grow in Minneapolis and St. Paul

Sasha Aslanian July 16, 2012, 7:00 PM Jul 16, 2012

Minneapolis and St. Paul led population growth for the 7-county metro region in 2011 according to Met Council.

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Project Homeless Connect prepares to help nearly 2,000 people today

Madeleine Baran May 14, 2012, 6:00 AM May 14, 2012
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More than a thousand volunteers will be on hand to provide everything from dental exams to haircuts.

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St. Paul goofed in awarding lofts contract, court says

Laura YuenLaura Yuen May 7, 2012, 4:13 PM May 7, 2012

A state appeals court rules that the contract for the Lofts at Farmers Market should have been voided.

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Dorothy Day shelter marks 31st anniversary with ‘mixed emotions’

Madeleine Baran May 1, 2012, 1:00 PM May 1, 2012

When the homeless shelter opened in 1981, organizers thought homelessness was a temporary problem in the Twin Cities. They were wrong.

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