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Beltway basketball: The other guys 11/14/2014 03:42pm • WASHINGTON -- Talking about the beltway basketball landscape is always a tricky thing. One recognizes the history of Maryland and Georgetown as well as the resources and following each school has at their disposal. So when a George Mason makes the Final Four, or George Washington goes 26-2, or Am Report: Millennials hope for student loan forgiveness 11/12/2014 04:33pm • WASHINGTON - Nearly a quarter of millennials believe that their student loan debt will one day be forgiven, according to a new report by Junior Achievement and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Junior Achievement CEO Jack Kosakowski tells WTOP he doesn't know why millennials believe they might not have to re US consumer borrowing up $15.9 billion to record 11/08/2014 02:36am • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in September with gains in credit card debt and auto and student loans.The Federal Reserve says overall borrowing rose $15.9 billion following a $14 billion gain in August and a $22.8 billion July incre Regulators cite lenders for risky loans 11/07/2014 08:30pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators say they're concerned about a continued heavy risk in large loans made by banks and other financial institutions, with the amount of risky loans remaining at double the levels before the financial crisis.The Federal Reserve and ot Subway extension to Beverly Hills breaks ground 11/07/2014 06:29pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The subway is coming to Beverly Hills.But it'll still be nearly a decade before the first train arrives.On Friday, local and federal officials ceremonially broke ground on a 4-mile extension of the LA Metro Purple Line into Los Angeles' famously flashy neighboring city."This is a Stocks edge up...Obama: Time to build on economic momentum... Regulators see heavy risk in big loans 11/07/2014 03:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are edging higher in afternoon trading, after the Dow and the S&P 500 established new closing highs yesterday. The government's monthly jobs report fell just short of Wall Street's expectations, but still showed solid job growth for the ninth consecutive month. Oil prices are Providence drops suit vs. Santander over lending 11/07/2014 02:50pm • JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Santander Bank has agreed to give $1.3 million in grants to support low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in Providence to resolve a lawsuit filed by the city.The city sued in federal court in May, alleging the institution engaged in disc 9 Red Flags to Watch for When Picking a Real Estate Agent 11/07/2014 12:00am • The proliferation of online real estate information makes it easier than ever to be an informed consumer when buying or selling a home. Yet the digital revolution has done little to lessen the importance of choosing the right real estate agent to work with you. The right agent can help you buy your For-profit colleges target regulations in lawsuit 11/06/2014 07:20pm • KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The for-profit college sector filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to halt new regulations of its industry.The lawsuit is in response to a rule the Obama administration announced last week that requires career training programs to show their gra Minister: Cyprus to receive more rescue money 11/06/2014 05:50pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- A Cypriot official says other nations using the euro currency have approved his country's next installment of rescue money amounting to 350 million euros ($438 million).That happened during a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.In September, the eurozone nations refused to releas ECB opens door to more economic stimulus 11/06/2014 04:50pm • DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- European Central Bank head Mario Draghi opened the door wider for further stimulus on Thursday, saying the bank is laying the technical groundwork for new measures that it could deploy if needed. Stocks rallied and the euro slumped on the news Britain's Princess Anne visits Library of Congress 11/06/2014 01:29pm • BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Britain's Princess Anne has visited the Library of Congress in Washington to open a new exhibition marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta as a landmark declaration of rights and liberties.The daughter of Queen Elizabeth II presided over a c Average US 30-year loan rate up to 4.02 pct. 11/06/2014 12:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan crawling back over 4 percent. It was the second straight week of increases in rates after they had fallen for five weeks amid concern over global economic weakness.Mortgage company Freddie Mac sa Fannie, Freddie post profits in 3Q; pay dividends 11/06/2014 12:02pm • MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted profits for the July-September period as the U.S. housing market continued to recover. Gains in recent years have enabled them to fully repay their government aid after being Fannie Mae posts $3.9B profit in 3Q 11/06/2014 11:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mortgage giant Fannie Mae is reporting net income of $3.9 billion for the July through September period, down 55 percent from a year ago. But it still plans to pay slightly more than it earned in the latest quarter to the federal government as a dividend.It was the 11th straight p