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Deutsche Bank agrees $7.2bn penalty with US regulators Deutsche Bank agrees $7.2bn penalty with US regulators
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Germany's Deutsche Bank says it has agreed a $7.2bn settlement with US authorities over an investigation into mortgage-backed securities. Germany's Deutsche Bank says it has agreed a $7.2bn (£5.9bn) payment to US authorities over an investigation into mortgage-backed securities.
The sum, which needs final approval, is far lower than the $14bn the US had asked the bank to pay in September.The sum, which needs final approval, is far lower than the $14bn the US had asked the bank to pay in September.
That looming fine had caused concerns that a failure of the bank could pose a risk to the global financial system.That looming fine had caused concerns that a failure of the bank could pose a risk to the global financial system.
The sale of residential mortgage-backed securities played a significant role in the 2008 financial crisis.The sale of residential mortgage-backed securities played a significant role in the 2008 financial crisis.
Several banks in the US have been subject to investigations over allegations of giving mortgages to unqualified borrowers, then repackaging those loans as safe investments and selling the risk on to others. The probes related to deals done between 2005 and 2007. Several banks in the US have been subject to investigations over allegations of giving mortgages to unqualified borrowers, then repackaging those loans as safe investments and selling the risk on to others. The inquiries related to deals done between 2005 and 2007.
Under the settlement, Deutsche's payment will be made up of a civil penalty of $3.1bn as well as $4.1bn in consumer relief that will help US homeowners. Live reaction: Banks pay price for financial crisis
Other banks which have been ordered to pay fines by the US Department of Justice include Citigroup which say its $12bn penalty reduced to $7bn. Meanwhile, Credit Suisse has said it has agreed a $5.28bn deal to settle its own dispute with US authorities over mortgage-backed securities.
In 2013, JP Morgan Chase was fined $13bn following allegations it overstated the quality of mortgages being sold to investors and in the following year, Bank of America paid $16.7bn to settle similar charges. The Swiss bank will pay US authorities $2.48bn, and will also give consumers $2.8bn in compensation over the next five years.
At the same time, the US Department of Justice has said it is now also suing Barclays for alleged mortgage securities fraud.
It alleged that from 2005 to 2007, Barclays "repeatedly misrepresented the characteristics of the loans backing securities they sold to investors throughout the world, who incurred billions of dollars in losses".
Other banks
Deutsche Bank operates in 70 countries with 100,000 employees, but is shedding about 15% of its workforce, disposing of its retail bank, Postbank, and pulling out of other countries.
Its assets are about €1.6tn. HSBC, the biggest non-Chinese bank in the world, has assets 50% greater than that, but Deutsche is still in, or near, the top 10 biggest global banks.
Under the settlement, Deutsche's payment will be made up of a civil penalty of $3.1bn, as well as $4.1bn in consumer relief that will help US homeowners.
Other banks that have been ordered to pay fines by the US Department of Justice include Citigroup, which says its $12bn penalty has been reduced to $7bn.
In 2013, JP Morgan Chase was fined $13bn, following allegations that it overstated the quality of mortgages being sold to investors. In the following year, Bank of America paid $16.7bn to settle similar charges.
Goldman Sachs settled for $5.1bn in January this year.Goldman Sachs settled for $5.1bn in January this year.