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loan balances by $2 billion in an agreement with federal regulators and 49 states over foreclosure abuses.
• The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state attorneys general announced the deal Thursday with the Atlanta-based company, one of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers. The regulators said Ocwen pushed borrowers into foreclosure through illegal actions, such as failing to promptly and accurately credit mortgage payments.
• Ocwen will refund a combined $125 million to about 185,000 borrowers who've been foreclosed upon. It also agreed to change the way it manages mortgages.
• In South Dakota, Ocwen will provide borrowers an estimated $540,000 in first lien principal reductions, and 127 loans will be eligible for a cash payment.
• The agreement must be approved by a federal court in Washington.
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Ticket sold in ND wins $673K Wild Card 2 jackpot
• DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- A ticket sold in the North Dakota city of Dickinson has won a Wild Card 2 jackpot worth a little more than $673,000.
• North Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched all five white balls and the Wild Card in Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers were 2, 9, 14, 22, 30 and the Wild Card was the Queen of Diamonds.
• The odds of winning the Wild Card 2 jackpot are 1 in about 1.9 million.
• Wild Card 2 is played in the Dakotas, Montana and Idaho. The jackpot for Saturday's drawing is estimated at $200,000.
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Wind Cave officials alarmed by bison crash deaths
• HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Officials at Wind Cave National Park in southwestern South Dakota are taking steps to reduce the number of bison killed by motor vehicles after a rash of deaths this year.
• Fourteen bison have been confirmed killed in crashes in 2013, with six of those deaths happening in the last three months.
• "In a typical year, we average three bison killed. Six in just three months is an alarming amount," Park Superintendent Vidal Davila said. "We're concerned about the safety of our travelers. We don't want people to get hurt. Sometimes just driving the speed limit is too fast for bad weather conditions."
• No people have been hurt in the crashes this year, according to park spokesman Tom Farrell.
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