Jennifer Bjorhus

Business reporter | Banking and the economy
Phone: 612-673-4683
Jennifer Bjorhus is an enterprise reporter in the Star Tribune’s business section covering banking and the economy.

Recent content from Jennifer Bjorhus

Regulators act against Edina's Crown Bank

The Edina bank's problem loans include $3 million to onetime Carlson heir Curtis Carlson Nelson, who has filed bankruptcy.

Updated: February 06, 2012, - 08:15 PM

Federal bank regulators go after ex-Vikings great Voigt

• As chairman of a Bloomington bank, he allegedly engineered loans to a company in which he himself was involved.

Updated: January 27, 2012, - 11:35 PM

Forest Lake-based Patriot is state's first 2012 bank failure

Regulators late Friday closed Forest Lake-based Patriot Bank Minnesota, a small bank with $111 million in assets that has struggled for some time.

Updated: January 27, 2012, - 10:32 PM

State alleges $3.3 million mortgage scheme by Minnetonka man

A Minnetonka man is accused of arranging property sales at inflated prices, with kickbacks for himself and the property buyers. He denies the charges.

Updated: January 25, 2012, - 10:04 PM

Changes at TCF hurt bottom line

Limits on certain fees helped cut the bank's quarterly earnings in half. Shares fell 9 percent.

Updated: January 24, 2012, - 09:11 PM

For small business, loan well is still dry

Ongoing credit crunch thwarts growth, dreams.

Updated: January 21, 2012, - 11:34 PM

Windsong Farm Golf Club gets last-minute rescue

Just as the clock struck midnight for the the club in Independence in western Hennepin County, a white knight from Fargo swooped in to buy it and keep it open.

Updated: January 20, 2012, - 09:42 PM

U.S. Bancorp loans, fees help earnings leap 39%

The bank is expanding its loan portfolio, and execs are talking about increasing shareholder dividends.

Updated: January 18, 2012, - 09:05 PM

Wells Fargo recovery gains strength

The bank's quarterly profit rose 20 percent as it reduced the money it had set aside for bad loans, but revenue was down 4 percent.

Updated: January 17, 2012, - 09:13 PM

The Square takes a swipe at taming transaction fees

Such mobile devices are an increasingly popular option for small businesses trying to cut costs.

Updated: January 15, 2012, - 08:20 PM

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