Swaps Settlement Ahead: Twelve big banks plan to pay $1.9 billion to settle charges that they conspired to control the credit default swaps market during the run-up to the financial crisis, according to the papers. The New York Times maintains an air of mystery about the details of the pending settlement, opting not to name the banks involved. But the Los Angeles Times names names including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup and the FinancialÂ...
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