ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office says a settlement has been reached with Edina Realty over alleged secret payments to promote home warranties. “Buying a home is the most expensive and significant financial decision most Minnesotans will ever make,” says Attorney General Keith Ellison. “Real estate brokers like Edina are legally required to act in the best interests of their clients. After a careful investigation, my Office is alleging that Edina Realty violated that duty by secretly accepting substantial payments from Home Security of America to push their home warranty contracts on unsuspecting clients. This settlement will put an end to these practices and recover all the secret payments Edina received from HSA. Most importantly, today’s settlement will put this money back in the pockets of Edina’s customers who were misled into purchasing HSA warranties without ever being told that Edina was being paid handsomely to promote these problematic home warranties.”