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House backs variable rate student loans

House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

By Associated Press , May 23, 2013

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

By Associated Press , May 23, 2013

ND regulator says MDU withheld info in rate case

A North Dakota utility regulator says Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. withheld information on an electric rate case.

June 09, 2011

MDU electric rate rise boosts bills

North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved a rate increase for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. electric customers that includes a $4.70 monthly boost in the minimum charge for providing power to a home.

June 09, 2011

MDU gets N.D. electric rate rise

BISMARCK — Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.’s residential customers will see their monthly electric bills rise by $4 or more after North Dakota’s Public Service Commission granted the utility a temporary 7.9 percent rate increase.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , June 17, 2010

Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates hit low for year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week to the lowest level of the year and were barely shy of the all-time low.

June 10, 2010

Workers comp agency proposes rate hike

North Dakota’s workers compensation agency is proposing a 3.3 percent average rate increase that would raise companies’ annual insurance bills by almost $5 million.

By By Dale Wetzel , The Associated Press , April 08, 2010

Rates at record lows to foster recovery

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.

March 17, 2010

Software should help N.D. ratepayers conserve energy

A North Dakota utility regulator is praising new computer software that's intended to help utility ratepayers reduce their energy use.

November 16, 2009

Senate passes credit card overhaul bill

The Senate voted on Tuesday to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person’s interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees that have become customary — and crippling — to cash-strapped consumers.

By By Anne Flaherty, The Associated Press , May 20, 2009

Utilities say cap-and-trade means higher rates

Utility companies say electric bills for their North Dakota customers would increase by some 40 percent under proposed federal cap-and-trade programs aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions. An Ohio State University professor says the North Dakota rates still would be cheaper than most other states.

By By James MacPherson, Associated Press , April 18, 2009

Mortgage rates drop to record low

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest level on record after the Federal Reserve launched a new effort to assist the staggering U.S. housing market. Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that average rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages drop-ped to 4.85 percent this week, from 4.98 percent last week. It was the lowest in the history of Freddie Mac’s survey, which dates back to 1971 and was down a full percentage point from a year ago.

March 27, 2009

Judge recommends rate increase for BCBS

An administrative law judge is recommending Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota get the 14.8 percent increase in premiums it had requested for its bank depositor group, which represents individuals. Judge Susan Bailey’s order, dated last Thursday, recommends reversing Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm’s denial of the rate increase. The judge recommends the increase take effect immediately.

By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , March 03, 2009

N.D. insurance commissioner makes offer to BCBS

Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has made offers to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota that he says could end three long-standing rate request disputes.

By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , February 21, 2009

BNSF loses shipping rate case

The federal agency that regulates railroads has awarded $345 million in damages and rate reductions to cooperatives in Bismarck and Denver in a rate case against BNSF Railway.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , February 20, 2009

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